Dr. Shin Seonhan: The Doctor Who Sees The Future [EN]: Chapter 131

#131 Another Level (3)

A teacher with a bad personality?

Doesn’t seem like it at all.

Looking at her face, it’s full of what seems like a kind smile.

.

I can see that name written on her gown.

“Did you do the paracentesis [a procedure to remove fluid from the abdomen] properly on the Hong Se-yeon patient from earlier?”

She asks with a bright smile.

She even seems kind.

Then, Hyung Joong-won hurriedly gets up from his seat and answers.

“Oh, I just finished, and drained 2.5L.”

“You didn’t do it carelessly because it’s a department you’re leaving soon, did you?”

“Of course not.”

“Really?”

Teacher Chun Sa-yeon tilted her head with the same smiling face.

“That’s strange. But why is the Excel sheet filled out so terribly?”

“Yes?”

“Come here.”

She beckoned with her index finger.

Hyung Joong-won followed her, looking like an ox being led to the slaughterhouse, and sat in front of the monitor.

“See here?

“Yes, I clearly entered it correctly…….”

“Here, the pathology report for patient number 2325 says that the number of excised lymph nodes is 13, but why does the Excel sheet say 31?”

“Oh…….”

“What happens if you get the numbers wrong like this?”

Eyes wide open—

Her eyes are wide open, but her mouth is still smiling.

It was an unbalanced expression, like something out of a horror movie.

“What did I say? I said just do what you’re told, right?”

“Yes…….”

“But why couldn’t you even do what you were told properly? No, if you can’t even copy what’s written in the text, what are you going to do?”

“I’m sorry, I was tired and must have been confused for a moment…….”

“You know excuses don’t work, right?”

“Yes…….”

“You can’t act like this until the end.”

She shook him down with a smiling face.

It seems like I’m seeing a new level of scolding.

Chun Sa-yeon’s scolding continued for nearly 10 minutes.

“After the handover, compare everything one by one and fix it again. Okay?”

“Yes…….”

After a while, when Chun Sa-yeon disappeared, Hyung Joong-won whispered with a face that looked like he had lost 2 kilograms [approximately 4.4 pounds].

“That person is the most important person to watch out for. Chun Sa-yeon.”

Chun Sa-yeon.

Her personality is unique.

Of course, Hyung Joong-won made a mistake, but it was the first time I saw someone squeezing someone like that with a smiling face.

As I was thinking that, Hyung Joong-won added.

“Have you ever heard of the Resident’s Three Villains?”

Oh?

I think I’ve heard of it before.

There are three villains among the residents.

That person is the second villain after Kim Viper!

“Don’t be fooled by that smiling face. If you get caught by Teacher Chun Sa-yeon once, you might suffer like me for a whole month.”

After a while.

As we returned to the elevator, Misun Nuna [older sister or female friend] had a worried expression on her face.

“Oh, I’ve only heard about that teacher, but seeing her in person is really scary…… She seems young, but look at how she squeezes people while smiling.”

She seems scared already.

On the other hand, I didn’t think much of it.

A villain?

Honestly, I’m not too worried.

Because, Kim Viper wasn’t really that vicious either.

She was a bit harsh and liked to scold her juniors, but she was good at her job.

She even became quite friendly with me.

“If we do our jobs well, there won’t be any problems.”

“Seonhan, you’re so optimistic.”

“Let’s have a good month together.”

“Yeah, let’s!”

* * *

Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In English abbreviation, it is called OBGY (Obstetric Gynecology).

People often think that.

Obstetrics and Gynecology? Isn’t that where you go to have a baby?

But this is only half of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Even if it’s not childbirth, there are many treatments that women need.

Management of pregnancy complications.

STDs [Sexually Transmitted Diseases], pelvic inflammatory disease.

Ovarian cancer, cervical cancer.

Endometriosis.

Various abnormalities related to menstruation.

Etc…….

Therefore, Obstetrics and Gynecology is largely divided into and .

―Weeks 1 and 2: Gynecology

―Weeks 3 and 4: Obstetrics

This was the schedule assigned to me and Misun Nuna this month.

The first day of September begins.

6:40 AM.

I woke up a little early, washed up, and headed to the operating room.

[Misun] Since 3 operating rooms are opening today, it seems like one person should take hospital calls and one person should go into the operating room.

[Seonhan] Then I’ll scrub in today.

[Misun] Really?

[Seonhan] Yes.

[Misun] Then today I’ll watch the ward and take care of all the pre-ops by tomorrow!

[Seonhan] I’m on duty today, so I’ll take care of it later~

[Misun] It looks like your surgery will end very late today? I think it would be best if I do as much as possible!

That was the message I exchanged with Misun Nuna.

Internship isn’t just about doing well alone.

You have to work together like this to ensure that the hospital work runs smoothly.

[Seonhan] Thank you, Nuna.

[Misun] Then good luck, Seonhan!

[Seonhan] Yes, good luck to you too, Nuna!

I finished preparing the operating room and moved to find the patient.

Buzzing—

The operating room lobby at 7 AM is always as busy as a marketplace.

I moved to find the operating room number to do the car-in [transporting the patient].

Sitting in the wheelchair was a middle-aged female patient who was about to undergo cervical cancer surgery.

“Hello.”

“Yes…….”

“Patient, are you cold?”

“No, I’m just scared…….”

The patient in the surgical gown was squeezing her hands tightly on her knees and trembling.

Of course she would be scared.

Cancer surgery is no ordinary thing.

I bent my knees and looked at the patient to reassure her.

“Don’t worry too much, you were diagnosed early, so you can be completely cured with surgery.”

“Really?”

“Of course, our hospital’s doctors will do a great job.”

“Yes…… Thank you.”

I smiled brightly.

Of course, you can’t see my expression because I’m wearing a mask, but the comforting feeling will still be conveyed.

“Intern Teacher?”

“Yes.”

Soon, following the guidance of the anesthesia nurse, I transported the patient to the inside of the operating room.

Car-in.

Anesthesia (induction) assistance.

Positioning.

I’m familiar with this.

I’ve done it a lot in neurosurgery last time.

However, from this month, I was given a new role.

“Intern, go wash your hands.”

“Yes.”

Scrub.

Literally, it means to scrub and wash.

From now on, full-scale operating room activities begin.

If the role I played on the operating room stage so far was like …….

From now on, I’m finally becoming !

‘Good. Today is the first day I’m scrubbing in the operating room!’

Thinking of it as a monumental day, I left the operating room.

Buzzing—

I went straight to the sink outside the operating room.

Surgical scrubbing.

An important act that doctors must learn.

First of all, people who scrub in the operating room can’t wear watches, artificial nails, or rings.

Long nails?

Of course not. Unless you’re planning to tear the gloves.

You should always keep your nails short and keep the underside of your nails clean.

‘I trimmed them all yesterday in advance.’

Now it is common sense to wash your hands thoroughly like this.

However, it is said that this was not always the case in the past.

There is a famous story related to this.

1800s.

There was an obstetrician named Semmelweis in Hungary.

He often thought about the mothers who died of puerperal fever [a bacterial infection of the female reproductive tract following childbirth or miscarriage].

Too obvious?

That’s right now.

But at the time, hygiene was terrible!

It was common for medical students to help with childbirth with the hands they had dissected cadavers with.

Therefore, Semmelweis strongly argued.

But this claim was dismissed as nonsense by other doctors.

……Eventually, he was fired from the hospital and later taken to a mental hospital, where he died in his later years.

It could be said to be a dark history of the medical community.

But.

When he implemented the surgical hand washing he advocated in the childbirth process, the mortality rate of mothers decreased significantly.

It has been proven that hand hygiene can greatly increase the success rate of surgery.

Anyway, that was a long time ago…….

Now, of course, no doctor overlooks the importance of hand washing.

‘Since it’s the first day, let’s start by washing our hands thoroughly!’

Next to each operating room is a sink where you can wash your hands.

Overseas hospitals have a separate space called a scrub room, but in Korea, most of them are like this.

Swish—

I reached out my hand.

To grab one of the disinfectant brushes stacked in a long row.

Then, suddenly, a pale hand came in from the side.

“I called dibs on that!”

“Myungin?”

“Yes!”

Ryoo Myung-in.

It seems like a GS (General Surgery) surgery was opened in the next operating room, and he is going in as an assistant.

I can feel a strange sense of joy in his voice towards me.

How did he live without me?

“Hyung [older brother or male friend], I haven’t seen you in the dorm either, where have you been? Don’t tell me you were avoiding me because you were afraid of me…….”

“I went to Gokdam.”

“Yes?”

Thump.

He suddenly looked at me with shocked eyes.

“Hyung, I’m disappointed. How can you go on a dispatch without saying a word to me?”

“Why do I have to tell you that?”

“Weren’t we close?”

“No.”

“Don’t lie. You bought me a gift from Gokdam, right?”

Ugh, what a troublesome guy.

Talking to this guy after a long time really makes me feel like I’m back at Yeon-guk University Hospital.

I moved to the side to wash my hands.

Then Ryoo Myung-in pointed to the seat next to him with his hand and said.

“Hyung, the water stream there is weak. The next seat is much better. You’re thankful I told you, right?”

“Yeah, thanks.”

“Hehe…….”

He seemed satisfied with my soulless answer and smiled with the shape of his eyes above the mask.

I don’t know if he’s trying to keep me in check now, or if he’s just following me around.

‘Let’s wash our hands quickly.’

Tear—

I tear open the product.

One side is made of soft sponge, and the other side is made of spiky brushes.

And it’s covered in disinfectant.

You can scrub it from your fingertips to 5cm above your elbows.

Scrub scrub—

Thoroughly wipe every corner of your hands with a brush.

Thump—

I hit the front of the sink with my knee.

Swish—

That’s how you turn on the water and wash your hands under running water.

However, be careful!

Your fingertips should always be above your elbows.

With the thought of not contaminating your fingertips, you should bend your arms and always keep your hands up.

If the water flowing from your elbows gets on your hands, it will be contaminated again.

“Hyung, isn’t it cool how we wash our hands? When I was young, I thought it was so cool to see doctors washing their hands in dramas.”

Ryoo Myung-in says, washing his hands next to me.

I didn’t bother to answer, but I actually agreed a little.

It was like that when I was young.

When I think about it now, I think everything was cool, but it was like that back then.

“By the way, when are you going to give me my gift? Are you going to give it to me as a surprise later…….”

“I’m going. Good work.”

I cut off Ryoo Myung-in’s nonsense and left the spot.

Holding both hands dripping with water towards the sky, I walked to the operating room.

How do you open the door?

Of course, you open it with your foot.

Next to the operating room door, near the floor, there is a space where you can put your toes.

Buzzing—

The door opened.

That’s how my first surgical assist at Yeon-guk University Hospital began.