Wu Liguo's eyes were almost popping out.

At least a thousand "What the hell" echoed in his mind.

When he heard the urgent ambulance siren in the distance, he subconsciously glanced at Lu Xuan's mouth, "Is your mouth blessed or something?"

Ye Xiang and Song Xiaoyun also couldn't help swallowing when they heard the ambulance siren.

Is it really that accurate?

Did something really happen?

The two were still somewhat skeptical when they heard Wu Liguo's phone start ringing.

Wu Liguo didn't have time to think too much. Seeing that the number was from the emergency department, he quickly answered it.

After listening for just a moment, Wu Liguo's face completely changed.

Before he had time to put down the phone, a nurse from the emergency department came running over hastily, shouting loudly as she ran, "Director, Director!"

"A suburban coal company processed overnight, leading to a gas leak. It is initially estimated that improper operation by the workers caused an exhaust problem, resulting in dozens of people on site getting gas poisoning. The hospital over at Jiakou has already received many, and the rest are being sent to various hospitals' emergency departments."

The nurse was panting when she got to Wu Liguo.

Wu Liguo's expression was grave: "I already know the situation. Immediately gather the personnel. No matter how many people the emergency center sends over, we must do our best to save them."

Large-scale gas poisoning is actually very rare in Yong City, unlike some cities with coal mines where large-scale gas poisoning is more common.

However, there are a few coal companies in Yong City, and there haven't been any major accidents over the years. Although the emergency department at Ninth Hospital has also treated gas poisoning cases, it's usually one or two cases, and there may be none for months. After all, people's education level has improved, so gas poisoning incidents are quite rare.

But this time is different. Although it's unclear how many people have gas poisoning, such a big coal company, with so many workers working overtime at night, it is possible for seven or eight people to be sent to Ninth Hospital alone.

Thinking that he might have to provide emergency care for seven or eight people soon, Wu Liguo felt unexplainably anxious.

It's nighttime, and the number of people in emergency is simply not enough. Right now, aside from him, there is only one associate chief physician in the emergency department. The others are resting, and it would take at least half an hour for them to arrive even if we called them now, longer for those who live farther away.

The rescue forces are definitely not enough.

The situation at Ninth Hospital's emergency department is like this, probably similar at other hospitals.

"Also, notify the other emergency doctors to get here as soon as possible. No matter how many are sent over, we need to be well-prepared." Wu Liguo further instructed.

The nurse nodded repeatedly, "I've already notified them, but the quickest they can arrive is in half an hour."

"That's okay, just notifying them will do."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiang and Song Xiaoyun's expressions changed too. Dozens of people with gas poisoning — this is a big incident!

The few of them exchanged glances, their expressions changed.

Lu Xuan also hadn't expected his words to come true.

Just moments ago, he was saying how quiet the emergency department at Ninth Hospital was, and before he even finished speaking, a big task arrived. He's not foolish — he can tell that with it being so late, the emergency department at Ninth might be short on rescue personnel, otherwise, they wouldn't be calling doctors who had already finished their shifts.

As the director of the emergency department, Wu Liguo, after arranging the tasks, turned to Lu Xuan and the others: "Old Ye, you and Dr. Lu coordinate here. I have to go to the emergency department immediately, we don't know how many the emergency center is sending us yet."

"Go ahead, don't worry about this here."

Ye Xiang also knew the severity of the situation and quickly urged Wu Liguo to return.

Wu Liguo nodded towards Lu Xuan: "Dr. Lu, sorry about this. I really didn't expect something like this to happen. I'll treat you to a meal next time. I can't see you off today."

After saying this, he was about to head to the emergency department with the nurse.

Lu Xuan was still thinking how bizarre this was, and he initially was in a daze upon hearing this. But then his eyes lit up, and his expression became extremely excited.

Gas poisoning, and from what Wu Liguo said, the emergency center might be sending several people over — isn't this just the perfect scenario for hands-on experience in traditional Chinese medical emergency care?

Though it was late, Lu Xuan thought he shouldn't let this opportunity slip by. So before Wu Liguo left, he directly said: "I'll go help as well!"

Wu Liguo was taken aback and hesitated, "It's so late, would it disrupt your rest?"

Lu Xuan wasn't a doctor at Ninth Hospital, so there was no issue if he didn't come. But Wu Liguo couldn't do so.

However, given the shortage of emergency rescue staff, Wu Liguo would certainly welcome Lu Xuan's help since traditional Chinese medicine could indeed have its uses in emergencies.

Whether it was with the recent case of the delayed birthing or regarding the stroke, he had witnessed it with his own eyes, so he naturally had no doubts.

However, he wasn't very confident about the impact traditional Chinese medicine could have on gas poisoning cases.

In Wu Liguo's mind, having one more rescue personnel was always a good thing, as more hands could only help.

"This isn't the time to worry about disrupting rest; saving lives comes first." Lu Xuan displayed an upright and righteous attitude, which earned Wu Liguo's respect.

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

Wu Liguo hadn't expected that what initially was just an invitation for Lu Xuan to perform one "flying knife" in the neurology department to save a single patient had now turned into him having already treated five or six patients, managed a particularly troublesome young girl in the obstetrics and gynecology department, and now had him involved in a major task in the emergency department.

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