Everyone looked at this "doctor," who was clearly the youngest at the scene, and the air froze for a moment.
Song Ning, however, paid no mind. She said she would try, but showed no hesitation.
Wearing a mask and gloves, she stepped forward, took the tweezers from Doctor Feng, picked up an alcohol cotton ball again, and began cleaning the bloodstains around the patient's wound. At the same time, she said to the doctor assisting beside her, "Please prepare two more lidocaine injections."
The other doctor reacted, glanced at Doctor Feng, and seeing him nod, hurriedly turned to prepare them.
The doctors around and the soldiers standing by held their breath involuntarily, their eyes fixed on Song Ning's hands.
As the cotton ball wiped away the bloodstains around the wound, before new blood could well up, Song Ning skillfully and lightly inserted silver needles into the major acupoints of the leg.
Not just the leg, but the back of her hand and even the sole of her foot were also needled in sequence.
Traditional Chinese Medicine stops bleeding by regulating the body's blood circulation.
There were Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners present. Experts could see the skill involved, and they secretly marveled at the boldness and decisiveness of her needling.
When the wound's blood was cleaned again, everyone was surprised to find that the wound, which had been bleeding profusely, had slowly clotted.
"It's working! The bleeding has stopped!"
Song Ning then said to the Company Commander, who was lying semi-reclined, "Comrade, before suturing, I must clean your wound thoroughly. Your wound is too deep, and because the anesthesia effect is limited, you will still feel pain, but I promise this pain will be within your tolerance."
The Company Commander's face was pale, his hair wet, and water droplets slid down his forehead, it was unclear if it was rainwater or sweat from pain.
Song Ning stood under the light at this moment. Her white coat was half-wet and covered in mud spots. The mask covered most of her face, yet it was still evident she was very young, but her gaze was composed and confident.
He weakly nodded at her.
Song Ning then signaled to the doctor from earlier, pointing to the patient's leg and saying, "Please inject anesthesia here and here separately."
The doctor nodded, raised his hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and looked a bit nervous.
"I'll do it! I'll do it!" Doctor Feng stepped forward, took the syringe, and injected the anesthetic at the location Song Ning specified.
While waiting for the anesthesia to take effect, Song Ning took a small roll of clean gauze and held it to the Company Commander's mouth, saying softly, "Bite down!"
The Company Commander tilted his head slightly, likely feeling it wasn't necessary.
However, Song Ning, without further ado, put the gauze into his mouth.
When debridement began, as expected, there was no longer the tearing sensation of scraping flesh. However, when the cotton ball touched the exposed flesh and blood, he couldn't help but tense his whole body and bite down hard on the gauze in his mouth.
Just as she had said – it hurt, but it was within his ability to endure.
He couldn't help but feel grateful to this young doctor. This small action prevented him from letting out that unbearable roar in front of his subordinates again.
The wound was cleaned of fine sand and dirt, and then sutured.
Then the bone was set, and a splint and bandage were applied.
Song Ning took over the entire process seamlessly, executing it with precision and efficiency.
"Alright, rest well. You'll fully recover!"
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Several soldiers carried the stretcher to the side for an IV drip.
Doctor Feng excitedly shook Song Ning's hand again and again, "Good! Excellent! The younger generation is formidable! We finally have someone capable of carrying the load in our team!"
The doctor beside him also sighed with emotion, "Traditional Chinese Medicine is truly profound! That Xiao Song, I didn't quite understand the acupoints you were needling just now..."
Several people nearby heard this and gathered around. Just as Song Ning was about to explain, she was interrupted by several people who hurried in from outside the door.
Leading the way was Director Sun, who was in charge of coordinating the resettlement of disaster victims in Gaoping.
When the medical team arrived, he was the one who received and assigned them.
Behind him were two soldiers in military uniform.
Director Sun saw Doctor Feng from afar and called out, "Doctor Feng! Thank you for your hard work! There's an emergency situation now, and we need your support!"
He then looked at the soldier beside him and said, "Battalion Commander Zhao, you explain!"
Battalion Commander Zhao first saluted everyone in the room before speaking, "It's like this: Yanjiao Village, which was originally the least affected, experienced a sudden mudslide early this morning. The roads were washed out, and the masses cannot be evacuated for the time being. However, the injured urgently need medical treatment, and your medical team's support is required."
Director Sun added, "The First Medical Team is at the Ge Ping resettlement site. The medical team dispatched by the Military Region was directly dispersed to the most severely affected villages. Now, only you can fill in at Yanjiao Village."
Doctor Feng quickly replied, "Understood, understood! If the organization needs us, we will fully cooperate!"
Battalion Commander Zhao chimed in, "Due to the impassable roads, Yanjiao Village is still more than ten li of mountain road away from here. Some sections require crossing mountains or using ropes to climb cliffs. Therefore, please select carefully. We need doctors with the best physical fitness. Just two or three people are needed to go up first for emergency response. Bring more medicine. Our soldiers who are delivering supplies will take them to Yanjiao Village."
As soon as he said this, Doctor Feng was stunned. He looked back at his "ragtag team," hastily assembled in a day or two... Honestly, he hadn't even matched names to some of them.
He hesitated for only a moment before saying, "Everyone has heard. An emergency has occurred, and we need to step up. Those team members who haven't returned yet are not to be mentioned for now. Let's have the team members present volunteer!"
Although he was the captain, he did not know the specific situation of each team member and it was not appropriate to make decisions for them rashly.
After speaking, Doctor Feng turned to Director Sun and said, "Director Sun, I'll sign up first. My stamina is still good, and my medical skills... are also okay!"
Battalion Commander Zhao immediately stopped him, "If you'll forgive my bluntness! The situation is special. Comrades who are older should not go! Physical fitness takes precedence over medical skills. Our soldiers are carrying tens of kilograms each, and at that time... there might not be extra strength to help you!"
"I'll go!" Song Ning stepped forward at this moment. "I'm the youngest here. I've climbed mountains since I was a child, so my stamina is fine!"
"Then, then I'll go too!"
Someone also walked out from behind Song Ning, raising their hand and saying, "Besides Xiao Song, I should also be the youngest."
Song Ning turned her head and saw Zheng Changan, who was in her group, wink at her, looking eager to try.
Without much debate, it was finally decided that Song Ning, Zheng Changan, and a young man surnamed Wu would go to provide support.
The common point among the three was their youth.
Battalion Commander Zhao checked his watch and instructed them to gather at the designated location in twenty minutes.
Before leaving, he specifically went to see the comrade who had just been injured, patted his shoulder, and said, "Well done! Rest well! I'll request a commendation for you when I get back!"
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