Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 353

Episode 353: The Ancient People [3]

The reliability of anesthetic gas cannot be said to be very high, even in vain.

That's why I'm urging the lab to develop more of these types of anesthetic gases or anesthetic drugs.

So the result that came out was… … .

The problem is whether it is a higher purity cocaine or opium… … .

I'm thinking that if I wait a little longer, it'll get better.

"eww……."

“Does it hurt?”

Why am I saying that now?

The patient is a bit awake as the anesthesia gas is being administered.

I just started moaning… … .

When I asked if he was sick, he just cursed with his eyes.

Even though I don't know much about Indian, this is a curse word.

'What kind of creative desires are there?'

I'm curious, but I don't necessarily want to know.

Instead, I thought I should speed things up a bit.

at the same time…….

“Please put at least this in your mouth.”

“This? This… What is this?”

So I pointed to the medicine in my pocket with my chin.

Colin, who was nearby, quickly moved and took out the medicine, and of course, no one knew what it was.

“Ah… opium.”

“No, you. If you do this too much, it won’t be good for your health… didn’t you say so?”

“I don’t carry it around to use it, I just carry it around to use it when something like this happens.”

“Huh… It’s not full?”

“I guess it’s a shame.”

“Ugh.”

“First, feed him quickly. How can we have surgery like this?”

“Oh, I see. Colin, please.”

Originally I was just going to give it a try.

In Korea, most surgeries are actually performed locally.

He tells me to tell him if it hurts, and if it really hurts, he tells me to bear it.

I don't know why I did that either.

I'm just following along because that's what they told me to do above… … .

“Ugh…… Ugh!”

Come to think of it, local surgery also has local anesthesia.

So, this is my first time cutting a person alive.

In comparison, Liston was calm.

“A joke is… Normally, it’s just something that’s cut out without any reason, but this.”

“Eww!”

“What, what, Inma. What are you going to do?”

“Ugh!”

I was laughing out loud even while looking at the person who was cursing me with his eyes.

Some may say that this is too much, but in some ways it is understandable.

That guy is the one who cuts off people's limbs while they are still alive.

furthermore…….

Even though the anesthesia gas capacity is a bit low, the pain won't be the same as before.

You can tell just by looking at this person's eyes.

It hurts, but it doesn't make your bloodshot eyes look like that, right?

'I'm sorry, but still.'

In fact, the pain is a problem that can be solved if Alfred opens the gas valve more.

But if that happens now… … .

It is unclear whether this person will wake up after the surgery.

This is something I can say because Nana Alfred and I didn't just find a pill and leave it there, but we adjusted the dosage according to our weight and age.

If you exceed a certain dosage, the probability of side effects definitely increases.

In the 21st century, isn't it mostly used for dental treatment, and especially when combined with local anesthetics?

What I'm saying is that we should just see the drug itself as having limitations.

“Just give me a sip, for now.”

“Okay.”

Anyway, for that reason, I gave the patient the opium I had saved.

Since this doesn't seem to only have a pain-relieving effect, the patient's expression is…

I started to laugh a little, but I couldn't help it.

Since we're going to tie up our limbs anyway, there's no need to struggle much, right?

Even so, you can still exert force, and if you exert that much force, it can get in the way when you make a cut somewhere.

There is no way around it since there are no muscle relaxants.

'I guess we should study pufferfish poison… … .'

It's not like there's no clue at all.

It's well known that pufferfish venom is a neurotoxin and that it causes muscle relaxation.

It paralyzes even the respiratory muscles, making it impossible to breathe… … .

If that doesn't mean you can use it, then you can't.

If you can't breathe, you'll die…

Intubation was possible, but it was still difficult because it was not possible to supply purified oxygen.

Ji-i-ik.

That is why patient selection is still the most important.

Well, if you get shot and are about to die, you will lose strength even without muscle relaxants, and if it gets to that point, you will probably need surgery no matter what…

Even when doing scheduled surgeries like this, only patients who could be operated on had to be treated.

"here."

“Uh huh.”

This patient is such a very even patient.

In other words, this is a patient who can be cured even if the anesthesia is somewhat poor, the muscles are not relaxed, and a blood transfusion is virtually impossible.

First, an incision was made to confirm that the intestine was protruding through the peritoneal crevice, and then additional incisions were made around the area to push it inward.

Of course, this was after confirming that the intestines had not yet rotted and were thus okay.

And then it's simple.

You just need to close the peritoneum tightly.

Well… … Even if I do this, as I get older, I might have a relapse since I don’t have enough nutrients… … .

It should be easy for at least a few years.

'Well… … There's a very high chance that he could die for other reasons than this.'

I'm not just saying this for nothing, I mean it.

No, if I say it like that, it might seem like I'm sincerely praying for the death of the patients I'm operating on, but that's a misunderstanding.

It's just that times are like that.

Death is everywhere.

If you were just walking and tripped and fell, you could die from it.

“Okay. Suture.”

"yes."

Anyway, the surgery had a bit of a twist because the patient woke up, but it went well.

Since the rest of the patients also had hernias, things went smoothly.

Best of all, there were no patients waking up, so we were able to finish it in no time.

However, it was not like the chief or the other guys had completely impressed faces.

"eww……."

“Ugh…….”

why?

Even after the surgery, the pain was still severe.

“Is this okay?”

“Just wait a few days. Everyone will feel much better in a day or two. For now, just have them lie down. Feed them only thin porridge.”

"porridge……?"

"ah."

They don't eat rice.

That's okay though.

Because this is America.

It was a problem because there were a lot of crops and livestock that weren't there before…

Isn't that not the case anymore?

It is a blessed land where things grow quickly just by leaving them there.

“Something like chicken soup would be fine.”

“Chicken…….”

“We have a lot of chickens that we got from the farm, so I think we can do something with them.”

“Oh, thank you for that.”

Only after I had finished my post-surgery prescriptions was I able to head to the hot springs, which was our original destination.

I passed it on my way here yesterday, but it was too dark to see it well.

So it would not be an exaggeration to say that this was my first time seeing it.

“Umm… It’s really just a hot spring.”

“So what I’m saying is, does this really prevent teeth from decaying?”

“It’s something we’ll find out from now on.”

“How would you know? There are no prisoners here.”

The scenery was nice.

Seriously… … the American Mid-Continent is a place that can be described as vast, and it’s so beautiful to have hot springs there.

“Wow… It’s so warm?”

“Haha, don’t spray water!”

“It’s warm!”

Actually, except for me and Liston, the rest… … .

So Alfred, Joseph, and Colin are already soaking wet and playing.

He talks nonsense like a gentleman, but he takes off his clothes in front of other people.

In comparison, the two of us… … .

“Why are there no prisoners?”

"huh?"

“Jean is here, right?”

“No… Didn’t that guy already surrender…?”

“Isn’t the definition of a prisoner a criminal who surrenders himself before the law? Punishment is a different story.”

“Is that… is that how it is?”

He was quietly plotting like a 19th century British gentleman.

Liston was smoking a cigarette.

me?

I was just there.

My mouth is a bit dry, but… … I can’t smoke it even though I know it’s obviously bad for my body.

To put it bluntly, the cigarettes these kids are smoking are more harmful than cigarettes from the 21st century.

There is no filter, no filter… … .

'ah?'

Should I make and sell filters later?

Smoking is bad for your health… … .

'Oh, I told you that if you tell this story somewhere, you'll die.'

difficult.

It's difficult.

“Why are you sighing?”

“No. Anyway, since we have a prisoner, let’s do some experiments with him.”

“In what way?”

Anyway, there was no disagreement between the two about the need for human experiments.

Have we come too far to be aware of the problem now?

However, the method was an issue that required some thought.

An overly destructive approach was problematic.

This isn't London.

In other words, it was not a place overflowing with prisoners.

'No, this isn't it?'

I just thought of canceling it.

It was a bit too… …unlike me.

Yes, we should always be cautious when conducting experiments on humans.

“There’s sugar left over.”

“Stay home.”

After all, sugar was cheaper than in the Old World, or Europe.

Well, regardless of the price, we just threatened the farm owner and took it… … .

Anyway, there are quite a lot.

It's to the point where I feel like even our teeth will rot away.

“Let’s make a snack out of that and feed it to them, and then let them gargle with that water.”

“Gargle? Oh… Rinse your mouth? Will that do?”

“Then what are you going to do?”

“Do you want to feed it?”

“No, I heard people here don’t eat it either. They say it tastes weird.”

“Is it weird?”

“Yes. They say it’s spicy and a little bitter.”

Whatever was causing that taste seemed likely to be a substance that helped preserve teeth.

Since I have never tried hot spring water, it is difficult to be certain about that.

Could it all be like that?

"where……."

Moreover, it may be a hazardous substance.

But the 19th-century physician Liston, who was crazy about experimentation, immediately scooped up the steaming, slightly sulfur-smelling water with his hand and drank it down in one gulp.

“Umm…….”

Instead of drinking straight away, he was slurping.

That would have been enough, but he offered me a sip as well.

'what…….'

If the water was really dangerous, wouldn't we all have died?

I heard that there are tribesmen who bathe almost every day when they live in this area, so I thought it would be okay to take a sip.

Yeah, one sip… … .

"uh?"

“Is it spicy? It’s amazing.”

“No, this…….”

“But why?”

“No, no. It’s really spicy.”

I just took a sip with that thought in mind.

But I felt something vaguely delicious.

Didn't the dentist come to school sometimes?

But these days, instead of doing that, they just send them to the local hospital… … .

When I was there, you came, and whenever you came, you always put something on your teeth.

It was something that had a strange taste rather than just being spicy… … .

'Fluorine… …!'

I found out the secret of this hot spring water.

It's fluorine.

In other words… … .

'Eureka!'

Nodajida, this is it.

It will really work.