Nuke Miko: Chronicles of America

Therefore, what will happen in this society next, I really don't even know God.

In a public hospital in Kirkland, Dr. Strange from Los Angeles is looking at electronic medical records on a computer in the dean's office.

Just over a month ago, he was the director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the University of Southern California Hospital, but because Los Angeles was plagued by zombies first, then a major earthquake and evil spirits, and finally suffered a nuclear fusion attack, he became the world's first Big cities hit by hydrogen bombs (green magic version).

The University of Southern California Hospital that Strange had worked for had naturally become a pile of crumbling rubble and could no longer be operated.

Dr. Strange had no choice but to leave the most prosperous big city on the west coast in dejection, and drove back to his hometown in Kirkland on the outskirts of Seattle.

Fortunately, in this year of great epidemic and chaos, there is an extreme shortage of doctors everywhere in the United States, especially the shortage of doctors who specialize in treating infectious diseases.

With Dr. Strange's education, experience and qualifications, no matter where he goes in the United States, he will definitely not worry about work.

So, just after he returned to his hometown in Kirkland, the local public hospital Pidianpidian sent a letter of appointment—if it wasn’t for Seattle, which is across the water, which was in chaos because of the “Autonomous Commune Movement” and the disbandment of the police, otherwise It is estimated that the big hospitals in the city will also send people to invite them.

In this way, Strange stayed in the public hospital in Kirkland, and not long after the dean fell ill, he was promoted to acting dean.

However, this unexpected rocket-like promotion did not make Doctor Strange, who had seen the big world in Los Angeles, feel happy in the slightest.

What's more, the influx of patients and over 70% shortage of doctors and nurses made this small hospital overwhelmed in an instant.

——Although the hospital has tried its best to let the "Corona" plague-infected patients lie down at home and self-isolate, unless they can't hold on, don't come to the hospital to cause trouble, it is best to die at home directly... But after all, there are still many related households who get appointments , send the patient in, or go to the emergency department at any cost.

In addition, because the street riots in Seattle lasted for a month, the urban area was full of gunshots all day long, the flames were blazing, and the billowing black smoke soared into the sky, even across the rippling water of Lake Washington, the small pier in Kirkland Town You can see it clearly.

Therefore, during this period, wounded who were shot, stabbed or burned continued to leave Seattle one after another and rushed to hospitals in nearby towns for treatment.

In addition, there are also a large number of refugees who escaped from Seattle to escape the riots. After crossing Lake Washington, they stayed in Kirkland, Bellevue, Medina and other places on the other side of the lake, living in tents and watching the fire from the other side. As a result, The cross-infection of the virus has spread greatly, and the number of victims of the plague has increased sharply.

To make matters worse, in the days when the riots were the worst, major hospitals in Seattle had to transfer the remaining inpatients to the suburbs because the water and electricity in downtown Seattle were cut off. Kirkland, as a satellite town of Seattle, only Can bite the bullet and be ordered to accept patients...

However, a large number of doctors and nurses are infected with the COVID-19 virus and are on sick leave. The shortage of staff is so severe that people want to use cat's claws.

On the one hand, the number of patients has rapidly increased to the limit, on the other hand, there is a serious shortage of medical personnel, and medical equipment and drug reserves are also rapidly running out.

As a result, this small and hopeless hospital in Kirkland Town has long regarded all rules and regulations as waste paper, asked black guards to help bandage first aid, asked sweeping aunts to take patients' temperatures, and reused disposable medical supplies , but the wards were still full and it was hard to find a bed.

Many people infected with the COVID-19 virus survived from mild to severe illness at home, and then dragged from severe illness to death in the hospital without seeing the doctor.

There are also many wounded who were shot or stabbed in the hospital until they died of excessive blood loss or wound infection, and no one came to treat and care for them.

But on the other hand, the doctors and nurses in the hospital are equally busy and overtired.

In addition, many doctors and nurses here are already infected with the COVID-19 virus, and they insist on going to work while they are sick, so medical accidents continue-failed operations on the operating table, injured or even Killing a patient is already a trivial matter, but injuring yourself is really double the trouble... because it not only means that the hospital loses a labor force, but also frees up an extra bed to accommodate our own people...

Also, because the hospital's ICU and general wards are full of beds for a long time, and they are all occupied by critically ill patients from the "Corona" plague. Most of the car accident wounded, fire wounded, and gunshot wounded who were admitted to the hospital later had nowhere to place them, so minor injuries dragged on. It is not uncommon for serious injuries and tragedies of minor illnesses to become serious illnesses.

As far as Dr. Strange knows, several cancer surgeries originally arranged by this hospital have been postponed to half a year or even ten months later—I don’t know if those cancer patients can last for such a long time ?How will the tumor spread after half a year?

Fortunately, in view of the current full wards and shortage of manpower, the higher authorities have agreed that the hospital will close the emergency department and no longer accept new patients.

Then, a group of people who were ordered to support the Kirkland Public Hospital were also dispatched one after another by the state government in the last few days.

Quite a few of them were originally nurses in several nearby nursing homes. After the elderly in these nursing homes were basically killed by the plague, they were automatically unemployed, so they were sent to the hospital to continue to take care of the patients-so-so can be regarded as professional counterparts.

Next came a group of dismissed police officers from the Seattle Police Department. Although they were not professionally qualified, they still had the ability to bandage and give first aid.

It's a pity that there is a shortage of doctors who can really see a doctor, so the state government only sent a few "related industry practitioners"—beauticians, tattoo artists, and even manicurists who escaped from Seattle. With a little edge, he can barely beat the doctor.

In addition, due to transportation difficulties, all kinds of urgently needed medical supplies were also blocked on the docks at the port and in the stacks at the station, causing a shortage of ventilators, protective clothing, and gloves in hospitals in Kirkland Town , and at the same time, several commonly used medicines are out of stock...

Under such a predicament of lack of medicine and medicine, the hospital is naturally full of problems.

Fortunately, according to the latest regulations introduced by the United States, the procedures for public hospitals to treat some troublesome patients have also been greatly simplified.

"...Well, the list is all ready, and today these old things will be enforced for euthanasia... so that the beds can be freed up."

Dr. Strange muttered, and was about to send the list by e-mail, but after thinking about it, in order to avoid getting caught up in others, he still printed the list on paper, and then took the printed list with him, He got up and walked out of the well-decorated dean's office.

The next moment, the thick oak door with excellent sound insulation was just pushed open by Strange from the inside of the office. A peculiar smell rushed towards his face together, causing Strange to frown.

In addition, the clear voice of the female announcer echoed in the hospital's internal radio: "...Please don't die in the corridor..."

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In the town of Kirkland, outside Seattle, public hospitals looked very different during the Corona outbreak.

Every day from morning to night, the hospital is always crowded with people - not only all the beds are full, but also in the lobby, corridors... even in the parking lot and on the lawn, there are floor beds , lying moaning sick and wounded, as well as worried accompanying family members.

If you can squeeze through the gate of the overcrowded hospital against the crowds and traffic flow at the train station during the peak period of Chinese Spring Festival travel, you will immediately hear the clear voice of the female announcer echoing everywhere in the hospital: "...patients please don't die casually." at the corridor."

"...the crematorium in the hospital is broken! Patients who feel that they are about to lose their strength, please consciously go out and turn left to the funeral parlor to queue up in advance!"

"... Today's local funeral home has a big discount on cremation, burn one and get one free!"

"...Patients who want to be euthanized, please queue up to get a number, if you miss it, please reschedule."

If you stand in a daze in the hall, there may be a calm male voice in your ears: "Sir, do you want to be euthanized? I have a number here."

Even in the mortuary of the hospital, a deep baritone voice is played every day: "Please lie down in the freezer, the dead, and don't run around."

In addition, there are all kinds of complaints about breaking through the sky.

"The person in charge of the hospital is a liar!" - A wounded man who was shot recognized that the "doctor" who debrided and bandaged himself was actually a tattoo artist.

"Our doctors have all been to medical training classes or watched medical dramas." - This is the nurse explaining why a tattoo artist is used to treat gunshot wounds.

"Please don't raise rats, thank you." - This is the auntie cleaner scolding the wicked patients who litter food scraps in the corridor.

"Patients who come here are actually taking risks." - This is the advice of a kind-hearted guard to patients with mild symptoms of "Corona".

"...don't understand what this broadcast means? Come on, you can't choose where to be born, don't you know how to die?

Don't make trouble for us, too many people die from medical accidents here, but they all die on the operating table, and few die on the hospital bed, but how dare you die in the corridor?You are so courageous!Die outside! "—A doctor reprimanded a patient lying in the corridor.

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In the dark and absurd atmosphere of this nonsensical hell joke, Dr. Strange bypassed the patients lying in disorder in the corridor, as well as the listless, exhausted doctors and nurses who staggered on their walks, and finally found the The live-in girlfriend Rebecca who talks to the head nurse.

——Just like at the University of Southern California Hospital in Los Angeles, after Rebecca came to Washington State, she continued to work as a resident doctor under him.

"...The list of patients for additional compulsory euthanasia has been confirmed, and it's all on this piece of paper. If there is no problem after looking at it, execute it."

Doctor Strange stuffed the list into his girlfriend's hand, and said casually.

As if this is not the death sentence of more than a dozen innocent people, but just a purchase list of dinner ingredients.

——After the attempt to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus failed completely, and the long-term and persistent "Corona" epidemic has become inevitable, the U.S. government began to issue orders to public hospitals across the country, announcing that "the country's economy is older than the elderly" Human life is more important."

Therefore, in order to reserve limited medical resources for those patients who are "younger and more valuable to society", the federal government ordered public hospitals to abandon the treatment of elderly patients over 65 years old in principle for the "Corona" plague in order to " reduce the burden on the country and society".

At first, public hospitals only did not allow the elderly to enter the ICU ward. Later, due to the deterioration of the epidemic situation, the elderly were not allowed to use ventilators.

Then, as the situation got worse, the state ordered euthanasia directly for the seriously ill elderly people infected with the COVID-19 virus.

However, in the actual implementation process, public hospitals in various places have increased the scale, and it has become a 65-year-old man who is directly euthanized as long as he is hospitalized...

Ok?What about the rich and powerful who are old and sick and don't want to be euthanized?

Come on, wouldn't they go to those private aristocratic hospitals with high fees and a sign that said "the poor ghosts get away"?

Chapter 174, Death Capsule, Ascension to Heaven with One Key

At present, it is not the first time that Rebecca has enforced euthanasia on elderly people infected with "COVID-19", nor is it the first time that the family members of patients are forced to sign the "Consent to Abandon First Aid".She also personally unplugged the ventilator for the dying old man and used it for younger patients.

Therefore, Ms. Rebecca has no particular resistance to the collective euthanasia of another group of elderly patients.

If she really wanted to have such a feeling for the Virgin Mary, if she was very resistant, she would have run away like the batch of nurses who left before.

Rebecca was just curious about a question: "...No mistake, right? Are there any elderly people over 65 years old in our hospital?"

——In order to "persuade" the elderly to die at home obediently and not to cause trouble in the hospital, so as to reduce the pressure on medical institutions, the order of "compulsory euthanasia for the elderly over 65 years old" was not kept secret, but was widely advertised by the federal government In short, a notice was even posted outside the hospital gate.

In addition, the above-mentioned cruel regulation of mass execution of the elderly has not just begun to be implemented, but has been gradually implemented for several months.

Logically speaking, even an old man who doesn't care about current affairs can't be ignorant of it, right?After all, it's about your own life!

If you can't stand the pain and torture and want to euthanize directly, you should also go directly to the euthanasia counter and queue up.

It is not necessary to go to the hospital, occupy space in the ward, cause trouble for others, and eventually die.

— Seriously, if you really have decided to kill yourself, why don't you die peacefully at home instead of going to the hospital?

Dr. Strange's answer is: the scope of forced euthanasia has been expanded, and some patients who could not have died will also be disposed of.

"...There are new adjustments to the policy. Because of the increasing shortage of medicines and manpower, the [principle of wartime triage] will be officially implemented from today."

Doctor Strange explained in this way, the expression on his face was flat to a little numb, "...the minimum age limit for compulsory euthanasia for elderly patients has also been lowered from 65 to 60 years old, and if necessary, doctors can also do it on their own. Judgment, down to 55 years old as appropriate.

And in our hospital, there are eight inpatients over the age of 60 alone!

In addition, according to the "wartime triage principle", diabetics, AIDS patients, leukemia patients, mentally retarded, terminal cancer patients, and poisonous insects who have taken drugs and ruined their bodies, etc., are also included in the compulsory euthanasia. within the scope of implementation. "

He said to Rebecca, "...so, I only plan to deal with nineteen people today, which is already very small..."

——After entering July, the federal government saw that hospitals across the country had been overloaded for three months. Medical staff died of plague, fell ill, and resigned to save their lives. Everywhere was overwhelmed, but the domestic epidemic Not only did it not get better, but it got worse day by day.

At the same time, despite the crazy printing of 10,000+ billion US dollars, it is still financially overwhelmed, the market is in a downturn, and a bunch of insurance companies are on the verge of bankruptcy.

Therefore, in order to use limited medical resources on people who are easy to save—that is, mild patients and young people, the federal government ordered public hospitals to completely abandon the treatment of elderly patients, critically ill patients, the disabled and patients with multiple underlying diseases. to save resources and revitalize the economy.

"...is it not only abandoning the elderly, but also abandoning those young people and children who are not in good health? This is simply the way of the Nazis!"

The head nurse, who stood aside and listened to the conversation between the two, couldn't help interjecting, "...What kind of cruel era are we in? I remember that when Hitler started the world war, he cleaned up the disabled in Germany in the same way. , Mental retardation, etc. [Worthless Population]..."

"...Did you know? Since four years ago, we have been living under the rule of the American version of the Nazis?"

Rebecca gave the head nurse a strange look, "...have you never seen so many cartoons depicting the current president as Hitler?"

"...I originally thought it was just an exaggeration. When I was a child, I saw cartoons that depicted President Grove as a monkey!"

The head nurse sighed, "...Unexpectedly, I have really become a guard of a concentration camp now, and I am also the executioner in charge of the gas chamber!

Hey, even if we have to give up some people, why must euthanasia be enforced?

Can't we set up a [observation and waiting area] like New York hospitals, and throw those patients who give up into it to fend for themselves? "

——The doctor only needs to come over with the death list and order, but these nurses have to do it themselves!

I have to say that even in a hospital where people are used to watching life and death, killing people directly still puts a lot of psychological pressure on the nurses.

Therefore, most hospitals with conditions try to avoid directly executing patients, but vacate a few empty rooms and designate them as "observation and waiting areas", and then transfer critically ill patients to the "observation and waiting areas". For any treatment, patiently wait for the other party to die.

Relatively speaking, although this approach is neither efficient nor economical, at least it does not need to kill people directly, and it feels more humanitarian.

"...[Observation and waiting area]? That's what New York has the conditions to do. They just lack manpower, and there is still no shortage of rooms."

Dr. Strange curled his lips, pointed at the surrounding area where people were crowded and noisy, and even the aisle was full of people, "...but, where do we have spare room here? Where are you going to vacate?" Come out to serve as the [observation and waiting area]? Your locker room? Or my office?

Even the parking lot is full now!You can't throw them out into the street, can you?How is this different from performing euthanasia? "

——During the outbreak of the epidemic in the United States, due to the large number of infections and illnesses of medical staff, many hospitals were empty. Although there were not enough doctors to see patients, and there were not enough certified nurses to take care of patients, they were empty There are still quite a few wards.

However, the public hospital in Kirkland Town is not in such a deserted and empty situation at all.

Because, across Lake Washington from this town, is Seattle, a metropolis where riots have just ended, but violent crimes are still rampant. Every day, patients with gunshot wounds, knife wounds, and burns are sent from the city for rescue. , in addition to receiving inpatients transferred from major hospitals in downtown Seattle-at present, most of the blocks in Seattle are still without power and water, and the emergency repair work is expected to take a month or two to complete at the earliest.

As a result, hospitals in downtown Seattle were forced to shut down, and the medical needs of millions of people could only be distributed to surrounding satellite towns in the suburbs.

As a result, the public hospital in Kirkland Town has already been overwhelmed, and even the guard room is full of patients receiving injections. How can there be any empty wards to serve as the [observation and waiting area] for those who are shamelessly struggling? A living guy, can lie comfortably in it waiting to die?

Therefore, we can only let them "deserve to die" and die early so that beds and ventilators can be freed up!

"...Okay, I'll anesthetize the people on the list, and let the mechanic check the newly delivered euthanasia capsule."

The head nurse shrugged, and did not continue to insist on objecting, "... [Death Capsule, One-click Ascension]? What kind of advertisement is this devil?"

"...At least it's very appropriate. You can't just say that this is a miniature gas chamber, right? This is too Auschwitz." Strange said with a curled lip.

And Rebecca, the resident doctor, added a reminder, "...I'm going to die anyway, remember to give those black people five times the amount of drugs—the black people these days are taking more drugs than before There are too many, and the drug resistance is so strong that it is not like human beings, and the maximum prescribed dose will not turn numb.

If you don't want to chain up and stuff awake yelling patients into euthanasia capsules, and even have them struggle to smash the hatch from the inside, you'd better give them more anesthesia...We're not Germany The SS, more or less have to talk about human nature..."

"...well, granting the sick a painless death, that's where we beat Hitler..."

Just like that, the head nurse rolled her eyes and prepared for euthanasia, while Strange and Rebecca chatted about the latest epidemic situation.

"... [Corona] The research and development of vaccines and specific drugs have not made any progress. New mutant strains have come out again."

Doctor Strange said to Rebecca, "...In addition to the original strain that mainly targets the respiratory system, the zombie strain that targets male sex organs, and the [hematuria strain] that targets the kidneys, recently there have been strains that attack the liver. The new mutant strain poses a particularly serious threat to children.

In addition, there is also a mutated smallpox virus that was originally found in monkeys, and it has recently begun to spread in large-scale communities. Traditionally, smallpox has been protected against smallpox... It can only be said that having vaccinia is better than not having it—the new virus is harmful to the human body. The vaccinia immune evasion was so severe that the old methods were about to fail.

The reason for the spread of the virus is said to be that a group of monkeys somehow escaped from the military laboratory.