Chapter 4 — The Truth in the Emergency Room

His voice was no longer arrogant like before, it was urgent to the point of becoming shrill. "Tham Tri Ha, you immediately go back to the hospital!" I asked: "What are you doing back?" "Something happened to the child!" "What child?" He paused. "It's the child patient involved in yesterday's dispute." "Oh." My voice was extremely calm. "A doctor suspected of child abuse is probably not fit to interact with children. Right?" Director Khau's voice choked. "Now is not the time to be angry! People's lives are important!" I said: "Yes, people's lives are important." "So you should find a doctor with a good service attitude, not someone with rough methods like me." He tried to suppress his anger. "Tham Tri Ha, don't be too much." "Am I too much?" I laughed. "Director Khau, will you make me sign my name in the morning to acknowledge the operation?" Yes." "In the afternoon, you told me to come back to the emergency room. Don't you think it's absurd?" He was impatient. "As long as you come back, we can continue to discuss the previous matter." "How to discuss?" "Go back first!" "What are the conditions?" The other end of the line was in chaos. I heard Chu Tue shout: "Is she refusing to come? You hospital should quickly save my son!" "Didn't you say she has a problem? Then tell someone who doesn't have a problem to save him!" Director Khau clearly covered the microphone but I still heard him scolding. "What a stupid woman!" I coldly asked: "Director Khau, who are you scolding?" He immediately corrected himself. "I didn't tell you. Doctor Tham, consider me begging you." As soon as the sentence ended, the other end of the phone immediately went silent. I tightened my grip on the phone. "Director Khau, you're asking for the wrong person." He gritted his teeth. "Tham Tri Ha, what do you want?" I said: "First, immediately restore my right to clinical examination and treatment." "Second, the Medical Affairs Department must issue a document, admitting to temporarily suspending the enforcement of the punishment imposed on me yesterday." "Third, the entire emergency process must be recorded. All medical orders must be issued by yourself." I sign my name, no changes are allowed after that." Director Khau shouted: "When has it been that you still say conditions?" I also shouted back: "When you slandered me for child abuse, why didn't you think about the important matter of human life?" The other end of the line was completely silent. A few seconds later, Deputy Director Luong's voice came. "Doctor Tham, I'm Luong Khai Minh." "You go back first. In principle, the hospital agrees with your conditions." I asked: "Where is the document?" His voice lowered with impatience. "The child may not be able to wait." I said: "Then send a message, use the hospital's official phone number to send it." Deputy Director Luong was silent for two seconds. "Okay." A minute later, I received a text message. "Doctor Tham Tri Ha was immediately restored to clinical work rights at the Emergency Department. Previous related handling decisions were temporarily suspended, and will then be verified according to laws and regulations. — City Hospital No. 2 Medical Department."When I ran to the hospital, the Emergency Department lobby was in chaos. Chu Tue knelt on the ground, crying her heart out. "Doctor Tham!" As soon as she saw me, she rushed forward and grabbed my sleeve. "You save my son!" "I was wrong, I was really wrong!" Director Khau stood next to me, his face pale. Deputy Director Luong quickly stepped forward. "Doctor Tham, the patient is in the emergency room." I pushed Chu Tue's hand away. "Get out of the way." Chu Tue cried and ran behind. "Doctor Tham, as long as you save him, I can kowtow to you!" I stopped walking, turned my head to look at her. "I don't need you to kowtow. I need you to shut up." She immediately covered her mouth. The emergency room door opened. The monitor continuously emitted a shrill warning sound, Hua Due's head was covered in sweat. "Miss Tham, be aware of the patient."

very poor, the abdomen was clearly distended, the blood pressure could not be raised. "I wore gloves. "Forbid eating and drinking, set up two intravenous lines." "Taking blood for testing, blood gases, lactate and blood transfusion cross-reaction." "Who does ultrasound at the bed?" A young doctor said in a low voice: "I... I did it, but I don't know how to look." I took the probe. On the screen was a chaotic area. When the scan saw the dark area of fluid in the abdomen, my heart immediately sank. down to the bottom. "There is fluid in the abdomen, suspected gastrointestinal perforation and septic shock." Hua Due's face turned white. "Do I have to have surgery?" "Immediately." I raised my head. "Where is the Department of General Surgery?" Tieu Tran rushed in. "The head of the Department of General Surgery is on his way, in five minutes!" The child suddenly convulsed, the oxygen saturation continuously decreased. The monitor frantically emitted a warning sound, standing outside the door screaming shouted: “What's going on? What's wrong with my son?" Director Khau also rushed in. "Tham Tri Ha, can you save me?" I stared at the child's pale lips. "Are you still asking about this now? Get out!” Director Khau stiffened at the door. I shouted: “All unrelated people, get out!”