nine dead doctors

Chapter 59 The tick is ferocious
Xu Zhuo's eyes flickered, and the focus zoomed in and out. Without checking, he could see clearly immediately, and immediately said to Dr. Zhang, "It's a tick!"

"Oh?" Doctor Zhang suddenly looked solemn, stood up, picked up a flashlight and a magnifying glass, and came over to examine the little boy. When he saw that it was indeed a tick, he couldn't help but glanced at Xu Zhuo in surprise.

Dr. Zhang was a little surprised that Xu Zhuo could identify the condition so quickly and his eyesight was so good. In retrospect, Xu Zhuo actually surprised him a lot.Doctor Zhang faintly felt that Xu Zhuo should have a little special ability. This kind of ability, or called extraordinary talent, is the most suitable, but it is very suitable to be a doctor, and he is a good seed!This is also the reason why Zhang Kaiyuan devoted himself to cultivating Xu Zhuo!

"Doctor Zhang, since the ticks are near the child's eyes, the common method may have sequelae. I think it is better to use disinfectant alcohol for local anesthesia first!" Xu Zhuo quickly proposed a solution, and he was very thoughtful.If it bites the skin of ordinary parts, it is much easier to deal with, but it needs special attention when it bites on the eyelids.Because the eyes are the windows of the human soul, and there are only two of them. Once they are damaged, they may be destroyed for a lifetime.Unlike arms and legs, there will be no major problems after being cured by a few cuts with a knife.

"Yes. You can do the anesthesia. If you take it later, I will do it myself." Dr. Zhang said.

Immediately, Xu Zhuo began to disinfect the child's eyelids with disinfectant alcohol. Since the eyes were very close, it was inevitable that the eyes would be irritated and painful. The little boy kept howling and struggling. Xu Zhuo signaled the parents to comfort and hold the child's head firmly. department.

"Doctor, what is a tick? My child is fine. How come there are worms on the eyelids?" The child's father put his arm around the child's head and fixed it to prevent him from moving. At the same time, his face was worried and anxious. inquired.

Dr. Zhang signaled Xu Zhuo to explain, but also to test Xu Zhuo.

Xu Zhuo pondered for a while, and immediately talked eloquently: "Ticks are a kind of extremely small arthropod parasites of the Arachnida Acari subclass Tickoidea, only about the size of the head of a matchstick, also known as ticks, ticks, Ticks, grass crawlers. These insects live in forests, bushes, open pastures, grasslands, and mountain soils. Soft ticks mostly inhabit livestock enclosures, wild animal caves, bird nests, and crevices in human houses. Medium. To put it simply, it is a parasite that also sucks blood. When it is not sucking blood, it is only the size of a grain of rice, but when it is full of blood, it may swell to the size of a fingernail."

As soon as these words came out, the parents of the children were frightened.

Xu Zhuo said: "I'm not alarmist, I'm just telling the truth. It's winter, covered with heavy snow, and the possibility of infection in the wild is not high. I guess your family may have some kind of pets like cats and dogs. Most of the ticks on the eyelids of children are transmitted from pets. This parasite host includes mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Inflammation of the host. Ticks often have a certain degree of selectivity in the parasitic site of the host, generally in the thinner skin, which is not easy to be scratched. For example, Ixodes spp. parasitizes on the neck, behind the ears, and armpits of animals or humans , the inner side of the thigh, the vagina and the groin, etc. The tiny bovine ticks mostly parasitize the neck wattle and penis of cattle, followed by the scapula."

Xu Zhuo talked eloquently, Dr. Zhang slightly nodded his head in approval, and some other patients waiting beside him also whispered to each other, expressing that they had gained knowledge, and at the same time, they also admired Xu Zhuo very much.In the profession of doctors, fame is actually spread by word of mouth.Today, everyone was particularly impressed with him.

"Then, what should I do then? Doctor, is it possible to take it? It has been anesthetized for so long!" The patient's family members died of panic.

"Be safe and don't be impatient." Xu Zhuo comforted, and continued to use disinfectant alcohol.In fact, he is also very anxious. This disease is actually very dangerous, because ticks can produce neurotoxins, and because of systemic coagulation dysfunction, it may lead to multiple organ failure and even death.

Now, after sucking blood for so long, the tick has grown from the size of a grain of rice to the size of a soybean.

Although urgent, this tick is really difficult to deal with. There are many barbs tightly hooked on the little boy's eyelids, and the hooks are very tight, on the edge of the eyes, which is not easy to deal with.

Those barbs are not real barbs, but the mouthparts of creatures like ticks.Its mouthparts are divided into claw feet on both sides and a drooping lip in the middle. If enlarged, it looks like hooks that firmly "hook" the human body, suck blood, and will not be easily released due to anesthesia. Some ticks do not let go of their barb-like mouthparts even after they die, which can be called "I would rather die than surrender"!
"Doctor, is it okay?" The patient's family urged again.

Dr. Zhang said: "If you don't need general anesthesia, prepare for the operation! But, in that case, you need to cut off a millimeter or two of superficial tissue from the eyelid, and it won't have much impact."

The ticks must be taken out as a whole. If the barb is not loose, it cannot be done.Incomplete removal, as long as a little bit is left inside, there is a great risk, because ticks are very "dirty" creatures, and there are many smaller parasites and pathogenic bacteria "hiding" in ticks. Once it invades the human body, the consequences will be disastrous.There may be some pathogenic bacteria that humans have no way to treat.

For example, SARS, which once ravaged the world, originated from wild animals.

"Ah? Is it alright if I don't cut it?" The child's mother thought, for such a beautiful and handsome son like me, if a piece of eyelid is cut off, although it is only a millimeter or two, it will affect the appearance, right?If the doctor's hand trembled and the scalpel accidentally scratched my son's eye, wouldn't it be ruined? !Even if it doesn't hurt the eyes, what should I do if the scar is so disfigured?How will I find a beautiful girlfriend in the future?
Doctor Zhang said: "It's okay, such a small piece will grow up automatically soon."

The patient's family immediately hesitated, still a little in disbelief.

Xu Zhuo said at this time: "Doctor Zhang, if you don't give me another 5 minutes, I will succeed!"

The patient's family members also agreed, and Dr. Zhang had nothing to say, and signaled Xu Zhuo to work hard.

1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes passed, the tick almost "ignored" Xu Zhuo, still firmly hooked on the little boy's eyelids, Xu Zhuo was anxious, his eyes flashed, and the blue air flow swirled , suddenly a very fine stream of heat shot out like a laser beam, and it hit the tick's body in a flash, it was very precise, and didn't hurt the child's eyes in the slightest.This process was so fast that it was indescribable, even Xu Zhuo himself didn't realize it for a while, and when he experienced that feeling again, that ability had long since disappeared.

What's more, the heat flow just now, like a laser, is transparent and invisible, if not for Xu Zhuo himself, no one else will notice it at all.

"Another ability that is sometimes ineffective?" Xu Zhuo was a little speechless. Now he was concentrating on treating illnesses and didn't have time to think too much. Xu Zhuo looked intently at the ticks on the little boy's eyelids, and saw the ticks. His whole body was already "soft", the hooks were completely loosened, and there was a tendency to slip out. Xu Zhuo quickly picked up the stainless steel tweezers, and with a light grip, pulled out the entire tick "by the roots"!
Put it on the tray and watch it with a magnifying glass. I saw that the body of the tick was intact, and not even a single limb was left in the little boy's body.

The "operation" was a complete success!
Dr. Zhang originally thought about going on stage himself, but Xu Zhuo did it so easily, so he stretched out his hand and gave him a thumbs up!

"Okay, little brother, don't cry, it's over!" Xu Zhuo comforted the little boy, and gently turned his head with his arm, because he hadn't washed his hands yet, so he couldn't touch the little boy casually. head.

"Thank you doctor, thank you doctor!" The patient thanked repeatedly.

Xu Zhuo prescribed two more boxes of medicine, and went back to consolidate it so as not to get infected. Of course, he used Dr. Zhang's account, and he was not qualified to prescribe medicine himself.After the prescription was written, it was also reviewed by Dr. Zhang.

Because of Xu Zhuo's extraordinary ability, the patient's family did not worry about his status as an intern.Besides, nowadays, it is not surprising that many hospitals have interns participating in the work.

Later, Xu Zhuo also explained some precautions to the patient's family members, such as taking the pets at home for a comprehensive checkup, cleaning the pets' bodies frequently, and remembering to check for ticks on the children after close contact with pets. , When the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, take the children to go outing, get close to nature, and also pay attention to this kind of ticks, especially in the lawn, there are very likely to be many of these ticks, you can wear tight-mouthed, light-colored, smooth clothes Wear long-sleeved clothes, and spray mosquito repellent on exposed skin. Once bitten, seek medical attention in time.

(End of this chapter)