Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 425

Episode 425: Ambulance [5]

One of the three patients brought in died before surgery.

The other one had surgery, but it seemed like it would be difficult to make it through today.

However, I am glad that the person who had the surgery first will likely live.

what…….

Looking at your appearance, it doesn't seem like you'll be able to live the same life as before…

'If you can't wear a red coat again, I'll have to get you a job.'

It's okay.

Because a sunny job isn't the only job.

In the end, isn't it true that appearance can be evaluated differently depending on one's perspective?

You don't have to go far to see Liston.

It's not a face that can be called handsome, but at least to the men who live in the back alleys, it's the best face in the world.

A face that makes your stomach churn and your head bow the moment you see it… … .

If he had been born in the world of martial arts, he would have become a great leader right away, and if he had been born in the 21st century, a national gangster would have been the lowest of the villains that Liston could choose.

“That’s amazing.”

Objectively speaking, this meant that the survival rate among patients who had been labeled red was only 33%.

Even those who survived were not completely fine, so in the 21st century, it would be fortunate if they were not sued, let alone considered great.

If you say that there is no way someone would sue someone who tried to save them, I will show you the complaint that was sent to trauma surgeons all over the country.

I've been in that situation before, and I barely managed to save the person with CPR, but my crime was that they fractured their ribs.

I still shudder when I think about how many times I had to go to court because of that.

The thing that makes me crazy is that I'm better off.

One of my seniors was sentenced to pay compensation out of moral responsibility and is now working as a general practitioner at a Gangnam dermatology clinic.

“Right? If it weren’t for the flat surface, the death toll would have doubled.”

“That’s true, but how on earth did this person survive?”

“What… I did all sorts of things.”

"incantation?"

“No, that’s not it. Surgery.”

“It’s like a magic surgery.”

Of course, even taking that into account, the 19th century cannot be better than the 21st century.

In my view, 21st century South Korea is truly in a transitional period in many areas.

Isn't this a country that has leaped from being one of the poorest countries in the world to being a developed country in just 60 or 70 years?

Even a dull person like me gets a surge of nationalism when I hear about the Miracle on the Han River, so it's a bit greedy to hope that such an absurd achievement will be achieved without any side effects.

It is probably too much to hope that the process of finding one's place in a society that has been so performance-oriented that it seems deformed will be painless.

It's a bit unfortunate that it happened in my generation, but what can I do?

I'm already in the 19th century.

"Well, you could see it that way. Certainly… Taepyeong's surgery is beyond common sense."

“It is the grace of God that we have such a person in our British Empire.”

Anyway, back at it, I started concentrating on the conversation between Liston and the director.

Despite the horrific death toll, the two were quite encouraged.

Whatever it was, I was surprised that people survived.

'Whew.'

Of course, large-scale disasters are difficult to respond to properly even in the 21st century.

Because it costs too much money to build hospitals or 119 in case of a major disaster.

Public institutions or institutions with similar roles are not necessarily only medical institutions, right?

There is no choice but to consider cost effectiveness.

Nevertheless, because there is a system in place to gather spare capacity to the point where the disaster occurred, more people than expected are saved, that's what I mean…

Here, it is a spare capacity, a sloppy capacity, and you can see that there is no capacity at all.

In the meantime, honestly, I've saved this many people with just my own strength, so it's no wonder these two people in the same hospital are proud.

‘If only there was a trauma surgery team… … .’

Actually, in some ways, I'm the weird one.

It's a depressing situation because I saved someone's life by spending my own money.

But you could call it the curse of knowledge.

This is so true, because I remember the abilities of the team I was a part of.

If you go all the way to Baek Kang-hyuk, you'll really just sigh, and even if you go to our team, which is just a little better than average, it's difficult to compare.

Even if the equipment had been the same, it would have cost twice, or maybe three times as much.

“By the way, why did the accident happen?”

If a person is this depressed, it would be common sense to at least talk to them, but because they are T-heads, Liston, and the director, that didn't happen.

I'm not upset.

Honestly, I'm a bit of a nerd too.

Rather, when I see people who say things like "T-tits, T-tits", I just think that if I were to judge them like that, they would be the ones who lose.

Anyway, I was curious about the answer to this question, so I listened.

'Isn't this just poor construction?'

It was a situation where the answer was already decided.

uh?

Even if you build reinforced concrete, if you build it poorly, it will collapse, right?

Sampoong and Seongsu Bridge were examples of incidents that every Korean would remember.

But this is especially true if it's made of wood.

“Ah… that's right. This is something we're talking about between ourselves.”

However, things in this world do not always go as planned.

This is especially true when it comes to dealing with powerful people.

This time, too, the director looked around, knowing full well that we were the only ones there, and continued speaking in a voice noticeably lower than before.

"It seems like someone of high rank won the contract to build that bridge. So, all the people who built it were just let go."

“No, so does that mean there is no one who has committed a crime?”

“It would be better if it turned out that way.”

"yes……?"

If the person who built the bridge was found not guilty and released, doesn't that mean that the accident was essentially considered an accident?

But since he said there was a sinner, I found it a bit strange and asked him again without realizing it.

Liston was also very curious and had his ears perked up.

But what I immediately heard was not a proper answer, but a sigh from the director.

The hot wind blew in that direction and I felt uncomfortable, but I decided to endure it because I was curious.

Fortunately, I was brushing my teeth with homemade holy water and bamboo salt, so the smell wasn't as bad as before, so it was possible.

“They say the commander will be punished.”

“Commander?”

"okay."

“No… Commander, why…?”

I crossed the bridge, but I got punished?

If you look at it that way, where in the world can there be an innocent person, I wondered, and the director chuckled as if he found it ridiculous.

"That's what I'm saying. They say that because they walked with their legs out of step with each other, they collapsed."

“What the… what the hell are you talking about?”

“But there is some truth to that.”

"yes?"

What's the point?

If a bridge collapses because people walk in step, it was bound to collapse from the beginning… … .

As I was thinking about this, the director continued speaking with a haughty expression typical of the French intellectual class, the Huguenots.

“That bridge was originally a suspension bridge, wasn’t it?”

“Suspension bridge?”

“Oh, right. You’re ignorant of anything but medicine.”

“No… this person now.”

“That’s right. What is a suspension bridge, then?”

“I don’t know.”

Anyway, this is the problem for those who have learned.

I can't even get rid of the ink.

No, it's not that bad. Whenever he gets a chance, he tries to show off.

Of course, it's true that I don't know, so I kept my mouth shut for now.

"A bridge whose deck is supported by cables stretched taut from the piers is called a suspension bridge. Didn't you see anything like a rope when you went there?"

“Ah… Now that I think about it.”

“Yeah. So that was a typical suspension bridge.”

“But what is that?”

“Why can a suspension bridge be supported by that rope?”

"hmm……."

I've never thought about it.

I thought it might be because the cable was strong, but my brain, which is good at multiple choice questions, sounded an alarm.

No.

To be honest, I trusted my instincts because I went to medical school with the intention of taking pictures, so I just stayed still.

"The shock from the outside is offset by the vibration of the bridge itself. But what happens if you roll your feet on top of it?"

“Isn’t it offsetting?”

“This is really, tsk.”

“Isn’t it something to be ashamed of?”

“Isn’t the act of rolling your feet itself an external shock and also causes the leg itself to vibrate?”

“Ah… Oh. Then?”

"The bridge is collapsing, that's what I'm saying. In fact, that bridge is quite old, and they say more than 200 people walked across it without a hitch. Thinking about it that way, it's also the commander's fault."

“Well… but isn’t it a bit excessive to think that a mere commander would know something that even I don’t know?”

"So, they say the punishment will be light. Instead, the Red Coats have now made it a rule not to walk to the signal on the bridge."

this…….

This violent solution

I feel like I've seen it somewhere before.

If you're going to do this, just don't do it!

Well… … it's not really my job.

What does it matter whether the Red Coats look like a rabble on the bridge or not?

More important than that is the establishment of an ambulance system.

There is no need to move the National Assembly.

Would the nobles, who are more stingy than anyone else when it comes to spending taxes, spend money just to save a few lives?

“Anyway, there are quite a few people who want to do that.”

“Really? Even though I have to pay every month?”

"Of course. Ironically, this incident got a lot of publicity. People with money are clamoring for businesses to do it."

“Good. But… can this be used by individuals too?”

So, as a last resort, we decided to start by operating a private ambulance.

If you pay, we will only visit that business or home.

Since this is an era without telephones, it would be impossible to dispatch immediately, but these people don't want a power rescue anyway, right?

If you decide that saving a few people out of the many who will die is worth the money, then you pay.

I don't know if I should say I'm lucky, but with this incident and my reputation, people are paying quite a lot of money.

“Oh, really? But there are some really bad rumors… They’re not true, are they?”

“What’s the rumor?”

“If you don’t join, I’ll set you on fire… or curse you….”

“How can that be? Am I crazy?”

"It's just a rumor, a rumor. You're the kind of person who saves people, but you're a bit reckless."

"No, that's not it. By the way, individual memberships are rare, right?"

“Well, I guess… there’s no way I’ll just die at home.”

hmm.

I think these people have a big misconception about the usefulness of ambulances.

That was understandable.

I've only seen it used in major disasters.

Well, it's okay.

Because if there's someone who wants to write for me personally,

“You… why are you laughing like that? Are you going to curse me or something…?”

“Big… big trouble!”

As I was thinking about that, Joseph, who was outside, happened to come running in.

I was lost in thought.

“Sir, Jamie is in critical condition!”

The director started to glare at me.