At this point, the student nad Wang Zeyang seed to be out of strength, struggling less and less, making it sowhat easier for the others to control him. Although his body was no longer struggling, he kept shouting irrational curses.
Taking advantage of this mont, Du Heng quickly perford a pulse diagnosis and checked his basic condition. However, the student remained agitated. Though he wasn’t struggling continuously, he would suddenly lunge, forcing those holding him to maintain their grip tightly, daring not to relax.
After performing the pulse diagnosis, Du Heng, with a sowhat rough movent, opened the student’s mouth to examine it. He could clearly see that the student had a Red Tongue Body and a slightly yellow, greasy tongue coating.
"Be gentle! Don’t hurt my child!" Wang Zeyang’s father exclaid, seeing Du Heng’s rough action, his concern for his son intensifying.
The Ergency Doctor glanced at Wang Zeyang’s father, then at Du Heng, but paid them no mind. His mind was racing, considering the possibility that the child had suffered a ntal breakdown due to excessive stress. No matter the illness, the priority was to calm the student down.
"Prepare a sedative," he decided instantly.
"No, no! My child still has to take the exam! Please, doctor!" Wang Zeyang’s father cried out upon hearing the word "sedative." He imdiately forgot about Du Heng’s roughness and frantically grabbed the Ergency Doctor.
The Ergency Doctor frowned. This parent is truly ignorant, he thought. His child is already in this state, yet he still wants him to take the exam? Does he only care about his child’s grades and not his health?
"Parent, you’ve seen your child’s condition. We must take him to the hospital for a thorough check-up to determine if there’s any brain disease."
"No, absolutely not! My child has to take the college entrance examination!"
The Ergency Doctor checked the ti. "There are only ten minutes left before the exam starts; there’s definitely not enough ti. And if you continue to delay like this, not only will your child miss the exam, but he might also suffer irreversible brain damage."
Wang Zeyang’s father was on the verge of tears. "It’s really not possible. My child is already repeating his studies for the fourth ti this year, and the pressure on him is imnse. If he can’t take the exam this ti, he’ll go mad."
"He usually studies well, but he gets extrely nervous every ti an exam cos around. The first ti, he had a severe cold during the exam days and had to take the tests with an IV drip. The second and third tis, he had sudden nosebleeds during the math and English exams, which contaminated his papers. By the ti he re-copied them, there was no ti left."
"Since starting his repeat studies this year, he’s been under imnse ntal pressure every day. If he really can’t take the exam, he’ll collapse; he’ll go completely mad."
The Ergency Doctor felt helpless. He really wanted to say, ’Your child is already going mad right now.’ But...
The Ergency Doctor walked over to Du Heng and whispered, "Doctor Du, what do you think?"
Du Heng whispered back, "This student has heatstroke. Due to his nervousness, his heart fire has been triggered, leading to this state of frenzied madness. All he needs is to have the heat cleared and the fire purged."
"Really?" The Ergency Doctor looked at Du Heng intently.
At the sa ti, Wang Zeyang’s father pleaded with Du Heng, "Doctor, please, save my child!"
Du Heng glanced at the Ergency Doctor. After receiving a nod, he turned to the parent and said, "Your child is indeed suffering from heatstroke; the treatnt isn’t difficult. However, after such an episode, his ntal and physical strength have been greatly depleted, so his exam performance will undoubtedly be affected. I suggest it’s better to send him to the hospital."
"It’s alright, it’s alright! As long as he can take the exam!"
Seeing the parent’s resolute attitude, Du Heng turned to the Ergency Doctor. "You decide."
"Doctor Du, are you sure it’s just heatstroke and not a ntal illness?"
"He has a Red Tongue Body and a slightly yellow, greasy tongue coating—both are manifestations of a heat syndro. Furthermore, the patient’s pulse is rapid, which is also indicative of a heat syndro."
If this were at the Health Clinic, Du Heng wouldn’t have bothered explaining. But the current situation was special; he had to explain, and he had to use very simple and clear language.
The Ergency Doctor hesitated. The out-of-hospital treatnt just now, along with their prior conversation, had instilled confidence in Du Heng. Besides, this student had been repeating his studies for four years; his sense of inferiority and sha must have reached an extre. If he perford well in the exam, that would be one thing. But if he perford poorly, given his current state of going berserk right after entering the examination hall... if he missed the exam today and ended up failing one subject, he probably wouldn’t even last until the results were announced. It could very well end in tragedy. So, he couldn’t bring himself to refuse and decided to help.
Pressing his lips together gently, the Ergency Doctor asked, "How do we treat it?"
"Sumr heat invades the viscera, mostly affecting the Heart but not the stomach. However, this student is in a frenzy due to extre heat; it’s far more than just triggered heart fire. There must be stomach heat involved. The stomach is considered the child of the Heart in TCM. When the stomach perceives the Heart being attacked by sumr-heat pathogenic factor, it mobilizes its ’earth fire’ to protect it. The stomach is a fu-organ (viscus) abundant in qi and blood. When its fire erupts, it does so with ferocious intensity, which is why he’s in this frenzied state."
Du Heng took a breath and, regardless of whether the Ergency Doctor understood, continued, "Using Ginseng, gypsum, and radix scrophulariae together can purge the stomach heat and also nourish and generate fluids. The first dose will calm the frenzy, and the second dose will bring peace to his spirit."
After Du Heng finished, the Ergency Doctor furrowed his brow. "Doctor Du, we can’t prepare Decoction dicine here and now."
"There’s a drugstore at the entrance of the alley. I saw it when I ca in. They sell Chinese herbal dicine and also prepare Decoction dicine for custors."
The Ergency Doctor was in a dilemma. He initially thought Du Heng had the dicine with him. It turned out they needed to get it from another shop. For the girl earlier, the condition was simple, and the dicine Du Heng used had worked after just one dose. When they wrote the report later, they could attach Du Heng’s notes, and it would likely be fine. But this situation was different. Going to another pharmacy to get the dication ant taking on a different kind of responsibility.
Seeing the Ergency Doctor hesitating, the parent imdiately dropped to his knees. "Please, doctor, I beg you!"
The Ergency Doctor still hesitated; the responsibility was too great.
The Ergency Doctor, with Du Heng’s help, pulled the parent up. He then imdiately called Zhou Yixian. This matter required the leader’s approval.
Once the call connected, he explained the current situation, ntioned the previous incident, and gave a detailed introduction of Du Heng. Fearing Zhou Yixian might not recall Du Heng, he also brought up Zhang Xi’s case.
After a brief silence, the Ergency Doctor found himself being berated. However, Zhou Yixian ultimately approved it, on the condition that the prescription bore Du Heng’s signature. The sa applied to the previous case: the dication details needed to be docunted with a signature.
The Ergency Doctor quickly added that the docuntation for the previous case had already been completed.
The voice on the other end paused for a mont before the call was abruptly disconnected.
The Ergency Doctor smiled at Du Heng and put his phone away. "Doctor Du, as you heard, please write the prescription. It needs your na on it."
As long as their hospital faces no repercussions and doesn’t hold responsible, writing a prescription is a small matter, Du Heng thought. "Alright."
It was only three dicines; it wouldn’t take much ti at all.
The Ergency Doctor decided not to bother anyone else. He took the prescription and rushed towards the pharmacy himself. If soone else took the prescription to get the dicine, the pharmacy might not even dispense it to them. So, either Du Heng or he had to go. Moreover, they would need to be accompanied by a Police officer as a witness. Such a hassle! However, considering the potential consequences, this minor inconvenience was entirely worthwhile.
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