Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 108

Episode 108: By chance [2]

Slap.

The slums that the police entered were in a truly horrible state.

It was at a level where you could hardly believe that people could live in a place like this.

I even began to think that it was not for nothing that Marxism was born in this era.

As it turns out, he was wrong… … .

Anyway, I could understand that he thought that this wasn't it.

“Get out of the way!”

“Eek.”

Of course, for most 19th century people this was just a normal sight.

The point was that I was the only one lost in thought.

The police swung their batons in all directions to drive away the gathered onlookers.

They may be called bystanders, but their appearances were all equally unpleasant.

It wouldn't be awkward if there were one or two murderers mixed in among them.

“This way.”

Anyway, we had to chase away all the people who had gathered in front of the house before we could go inside.

I don't know if I can call this home, but… … .

The floor was a dirt floor, as if they had never thought of making one, and the roof was made by haphazardly tying together discarded scrap wood, probably just to keep out the rain.

"here."

“Ugh… … I got stabbed in the stomach.”

“Yes, I think so.”

It was dark inside.

There were no windows, so it couldn't be helped.

Besides, the weather was gloomy today, so there was nothing to see.

The police were barely able to examine the body, holding only a single lantern.

No, wait a minute… … .

corpse……?

"excuse me."

I instinctively stepped forward.

“But why?”

The officer inside seemed to have not seen my face and showed an odd reaction.

Well… … it wouldn’t have mattered even if I had seen the face.

Because there's a liston.

Besides, that wasn't important right now.

Blood… … It looks like blood is flowing out right now.

“This wound here. The blood coming out of it is so red.”

“It’s only natural that blood is red.”

“No, no. That’s not it. If you look closely, isn’t there a part here where it’s gushing out?”

It wasn't coming out of the boat.

Strictly speaking, it was coming from the side of the wound on the ship.

That could be because arteries are also present in areas where there is original fat.

If you go in with your stomach open, you're bound to see things like this often, and since I've been in it more than once or twice, I've had a lot of experience with it.

“What do you want to say…?”

As I began to loiter in front of the body, the police officer who had come with me spoke with a disgruntled look on his face.

It was worth it.

If it's a body, it would be right for the police to examine it first.

Even if you call it an autopsy, it's probably something that can only be done after the body has been moved.

But that was only when the woman in front of me died.

“This person is alive.”

“Huh? What are you talking about? You’ve lost so much blood.”

“Yeah, your complexion is so pale.”

At my words, the original officer brought the lantern closer to the woman.

It was certainly pale, just as he said.

but…….

When do you think a person becomes pale?

When you die?

No, that was the case back then too, but it could have just happened when the blood level was low.

People can turn pale just by being verbally abusive.

"uh……."

Look at me.

The patient's expression changes a bit when the light gets too close.

“Please clean this up first. You’ll get burned.”

“Uh… … How is it that you’re so pale?”

“How could you do that when you’re bleeding so much?”

Should I say that I am lucky?

It seemed like he could still feel pain.

Or maybe it was a reaction to too bright a light… … .

Whatever it was, it wasn't dead.

The fact that blood was still flowing out of that small artery in the abdomen also meant that systolic blood pressure was being maintained to a certain degree.

“How can someone not die from such wounds?”

"her."

“This can’t be happening.”

I hoped only the cops would be surprised, but everyone who came with me was.

I thought that Liston was a bit better because he just folded his arms and didn't react much, but now I see that wasn't the case.

“I’m going to die anyway.”

He was just pouring out curses.

that is…….

Is that something a doctor should say in front of a patient right now?

Even if I say that I spoke to God alone, it would be strange… … .

Even if other people are listening.

Above all, I couldn't understand why Liston, a man of great reputation and a man with a thirst for fame, would say such things in front of the police.

“Your stomach hurts. If it gets like this, there’s nothing we can do.”

“No… … Let’s go first. To the hospital.”

“The intestines are coming out.”

“No, but shouldn’t we try something?”

But as I listened to the story, I began to understand.

At least in this period, wasn't pear a taboo subject in medicine?

If a disease were to arise that would require surgery, and the only surgery available was amputation, I would just wish to die without pain.

No, really, they just prayed for me at the hospital… … .

At least give me some medicine.

Anyway, while I was momentarily surprised by the limitations of the times, Liston started to get excited.

“Surely you wouldn’t say that in Joseon, they can save a patient like this?”

shipbuilding…….

Honestly, I don't know either.

Could it be that he could have been saved?

I was watching a movie called Face Reading, and they put moles on your face.

I don't know how much evidence there is, but they use knives… …and sutures and all that?

“Yes, it is in the records. Of course, it is only in the records… … Honestly, I don’t know if it is possible. But I am still alive, so I should try something.”

Of course, contrary to my thoughts, the beak was already turning.

It's a record.

What records are there?

It's been a while since I started telling lies, and at this point I'm starting to worry that I might have a case of delusion.

“Then let’s go, officer. This patient is alive. Wouldn’t it be better to keep him alive and ask him something?”

“Can’t you just ask now?”

“Why is there so much bleeding?”

“If we can’t save him anyway, wouldn’t it be right to ask him quickly and get revenge?”

My worries were fleeting.

Those fu*king kids.

Whether it's falsehood or something else, isn't it better than these guys?

How dare you claim that you killed a living person and seek revenge.

“Okay, this way.”

“No, Professor!”

“First… … I’ll try. Isn’t that the right path?”

“You… you said you were going to die.”

“What did you say?”

“No, it’s not.”

Fortunately, Liston's trust in Joseon medicine was enormous.

At this point, you probably would have realized that I was joking… … .

It could be that he had decided to just let it go like this.

Anyway, since he was cooperative, there could be no obstacles.

Thanks to this, we were able to quickly load the patient onto the carriage and head to the hospital.

The officers, except for two, followed us to the hospital.

Right away.

Right away.

I thought I was used to riding in a carriage, but when I got in with a patient, it didn't seem like that was the case.

It shakes like crazy, it always does, so I guess that's how it is… … .

It was too narrow.

“Should I leave it like this?”

“I can’t help it. And what… … If I leave it like this, it won’t hurt any more, right?”

The ignorant ones are brave enough to shout out loud… … .

No, he must have fallen over after being stabbed.

If you have any bumps in the road, your posture will be important, right?

Moreover, in a situation where blood was being lost like this, lying down straight was quite important for maintaining blood pressure.

“So… … do I have to lift my leg like this?”

“Oh. That’s the way to save the patient.”

"why?"

“If you want to hear it, just listen.”

“Ugh.”

“If you have any complaints, come and walk like Senior and Colin.”

“No, it’s not.”

If your head or heart is up, won't the already insufficient blood flow even less?

If blood doesn't go to the head, the brain will die, so trying to fix something else will be a complete failure. If blood doesn't go to the heart, blood won't go to any other places, so it's the same.

So I made Joseph lift his leg.

If you do that… …the blood that's been pooling in your legs will probably come down a little.

The best thing would be a blood transfusion, but… … .

-Blood transfusion? That is forbidden by the Vatican. Blood is life, so how can you… … .

It wasn't easy for our Dr. Liston to be faithful in the strange parts.

It's ambiguous to say anything about Joseon…

'I only trust you, Blundell!'

The only good thing was that Blundell was a believer in blood transfusions.

The unfortunate thing is that they keep trying to do mixed transfusions… … .

That was something I had to figure out on my own.

Right now, the first priority was to examine this patient's wounds.

“Hmm… … .”

“Hmm.”

I don't know if Liston had the same idea, but he was holding a lantern and shining it at the patient's wound.

What I'm saying is that you're looking at exactly the same place as me… … .

That doesn't mean we're really seeing the same thing.

“You stabbed me twice, huh?”

What should Liston say… … .

That's not to say he wasn't a great doctor.

Considering the limitations of the time, he was a pretty good person.

But looking at this, I feel something like that, that's it.

'The depth is approximately 4cm or more… … The intestines are protruding, but when viewed with the naked eye, it does not appear to have burst.'

If I had sterile gloves, I could try to rummage around, but that's impossible…

“Shall we take a look inside here?”

ah.

Our Liston.

Without even washing your hands… … .

‘Let’s clean up hard later… … .’

If you think about it positively, there's no way the criminal would have washed the knife before stabbing him anyway.

Any decent knife would be cleaner than your hand, but… … .

I have to wash it anyway, right?

“Oh, is Jang okay?”

Seems ok? What the hell.

But since the eyes aren't wrong, this is also true.

Yeah, it's fine.

This meant that the patient's chances of survival had greatly increased.

'Besides… … even though I was rummaging around, there was barely any blood coming out. That means… … .'

When I first discovered it, there was blood pooling in the abdominal cavity, which seemed to be blood seeping in from the stomach skin.

Of course, certainty was forbidden.

It's usually misunderstood… … .

In situations where a blood vessel is cut, bleeding sometimes stops like this.

I don't know if it would have stopped forever, but it definitely opened again.

“They’re all here!”

Anyway, we arrived at the hospital.

I immediately took the patient to the operating room… … and headed to the lecture room.

This is something that needs to be improved, but it is still a distant goal.

“Water first! Give me water!”

"this?"

“You crazy bastard. I have to boil it and give it to you!”

Moreover, even the boiled water was not prepared in advance.

That's because there wasn't a single nurse under my influence yet.

No, from the beginning, the scope of nursing was limited to bedside nursing.

Surgery is the exclusive domain of doctors… … .

'Oh my, those kids.'

Aren't those doctors just quacks?

Even so, why didn't you pour the water from the fountain?

Are you holding a memorial service to make people die?

“Let’s wash our hands first!”

“Huh? It hurts.”

“It’s less painful than being a patient! At least wear gloves and clean that!”

“Oh, okay.”

Liston was equally frustrated.

Even if I say I'm just practicing, I feel like I'm going to sink into it…

"eww……."

The patient also had to be saved.