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“Professor Li, you must bring this student to my department. He will definitely be able to make the most of his talents here. Don’t worry, we will arrange many practical opportunities for him, and I can also help him apply for research topics at the institute.” A scholar-like man in his forties with gray hair said with an eager expression.
Professor Li nodded with a proud smile, "Director Qian, don't worry, I have already arranged for this student to intern at your hospital, and he himself also hopes to intern in the Department of Pediatrics."
"Thank you, Professor Li!" Director Qian was immediately delighted. He glanced at the "Practical Medicine Journal" in his hand again, and a weight was lifted from his heart. In the prime of his life, he was ambitious and eager to make a name for himself. In this day and age, competition is all about talent, and hospitals are fiercely vying for talent. If he heard that a medical school in the same city had a pediatric genius, he would immediately rush over to recruit him.
"Lin Yao is the most talented student in our medical school's graduating class. He has published papers and case analysis reports in domestic professional journals many times. Although this year's graduates have many specialties, all the teachers in the college agree that he is the best student of this year. Your People's Hospital's Department of Pediatrics will have a great new addition to the team." Professor Li smiled broadly, feeling an indescribable pride when he mentioned his prized student, Lin Yao. However, deep down, he also felt a little regretful. The boy was indeed a genius, but he was a bit too plain-looking.
"Then it's settled. Professor Li, you're a gentleman, you have to keep your word." Director Qian immediately made his position clear, at least to save face, so that he wouldn't have to worry about not being able to recruit this talent.
"I'll head back now. After Lin Yao arrives at my department, I'll invite you to dinner. It's partly to express my gratitude, and partly to welcome this young genius into the People's Hospital family." Director Qian subtly used the word "thank you." These days, everyone knows that gratitude can't be expressed with just a meal; there must be some tangible benefit involved.
Director Qian wasn't worried at all about keeping Lin Yao in the pediatric department of the People's Hospital after his internship; he had the ability to do so.
At this moment, Lin Yao was walking on the street. He was a fourth-year student at the Medical College of Sichuan Agricultural University. His five-year integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine clinical program was about to enter its final year. The next year would be an internship period, and he would spend very little time at the college. So he came to the college to pack his luggage.
Walking along Xinkang Road near the college, the approaching summer vacation has brought many female students dressed in their finest attire, fluttering around the college like butterflies, a sight to behold.
Lin Yao hadn't had breakfast yet, so he decided to go to Xueyuan Restaurant for a bowl of noodles. Most medical students ate at Xueyuan Restaurant, and the food from all the restaurants nearby was taken back by the students for testing. The conclusion was that only two restaurants were safe to eat, and Xueyuan Restaurant was one of them.
Just as he reached the entrance of Xueyuan Restaurant, he found a large crowd gathered inside, as if something had happened.
"Someone has fallen ill." A voice caught his attention, and he immediately squeezed into the crowd.
The person involved was a middle-aged man, lying on the ground convulsing, foaming at the mouth, his eyes rolling back, and his gaze somewhat unfocused. Two other middle-aged men were holding him down on either side, preventing him from reaching for his own neck with his hands.
Epilepsy, that was Lin Yao's first diagnosis, but what could be the reason for the patient's exposed skin turning bluish-purple? Epilepsy could not possibly cause such a result.
Several students were providing first aid. A girl stopped the two men who were forcibly pressing down on the patient's limbs, and told them to only restrain the patient's hands and feet properly so as not to injure the patient.
Another male student unbuttoned the patient's collar, lifted his chin, turned his head to one side, and instructed a third male student to prepare a tongue depressor.
The third boy quickly found bamboo chopsticks and gauze used for steaming buns at the restaurant. He wrapped a pair of chopsticks together with the gauze and then inserted them into the patient's mouth to depress the tongue.
At this moment, Director Qian, who was leaving the medical school, also entered Xinkang Road. His car was taken for maintenance by the driver, so he went into Xueyuan Restaurant to get something to eat, as he had forgotten to eat breakfast in the morning due to being busy.
Seeing this, Director Qian knew it was to prevent the patient from biting their tongue, which could cause spasmodic contractions and suffocation. The three young people's movements were clean and efficient, clearly indicating they were nursing students, which made Director Qian nod in approval.
Why is this patient covered in bruises? Director Qian and Lin Yao both wondered at the same time, because epileptic patients shouldn't exhibit such symptoms during a seizure.
As Lin Yao pondered, a sudden inspiration struck him. He looked up at the dining table next to him and finally discovered the clue.
There were several bowls of leftover noodles on the table, indicating that the person who ate them had left halfway through the meal. What Lin Yao valued most was a bowl of fermented rice soup with eggs.
In Sichuan dialect, fermented glutinous rice (醪糟) has many other names, such as sweet wine, rice wine, glutinous rice wine, and Jiangmi wine. It is a very popular snack among the people. In addition to fermented glutinous rice and eggs, the Sichuan snack of fermented glutinous rice boiled with eggs also includes another food, namely glutinous rice balls.
This glutinous rice ball, made from the same ingredients as Yuanxiao and Nian Gao (rice cakes), was not made into a round shape at this time. Instead, the restaurant chef randomly broke off pieces of glutinous rice dough by hand and threw them directly into boiling water to cook. The pieces varied in size. It is very likely that the patient accidentally inhaled a larger piece of glutinous rice ball into his trachea, causing suffocation and triggering an epileptic seizure.
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