Chapter 1486: Chapter 1113: Unique Pride

    Xiao Luo, the graduate student, nearly messed up due to his negligence during an emergency meeting, receiving severe criticism from Yang Ping, and his case was used as a negative example to educate everyone during the morning meeting.

    Of course, this was about the issue and not the person.

    In clinical work, medical staff are always walking on thin ice, because they’re dealing with life, and there’s no room for any sloppiness. In hospital diagnosis and treatment work, there are indeed some emergency consultations that aren’t truly urgent; some are due to doctors’ misjudgment of the illness, others for different reasons, which indeed waste medical resources. However, one cannot be negligent in emergency consultations due to such situations. Thus, Xiao Luo was ordered to write a thorough self-review.

    As Professor Zhang Zongshun says, in our line of work, you can never be too careful.

    Allergies can actually come on quickly and fade quickly; if rescue is timely, the symptoms disappear very fast, but conversely, if rescue is not timely, life can be lost quickly too.

    Lucas stayed in ICU for three days before being transferred to a normal ward. The incision from the neck tracheotomy surgery was already sutured. Having survived this near-death experience, he probably would never dare touch American peanut butter again. Upon returning to the ward, Lucas’s first question was asking his family if the peanut butter had been taken away and discarded. Once he was told that the peanut butter had been taken away by the nurse, he was finally relieved.

    Just the day after Lucas was transferred back to the regular ward, Yang Ping went to the International Treatment Center for the morning rounds.

    The ward here was a suite with a ward, living room, bathroom, etc. Upon knocking and entering, he saw an incredible scene in the living room.

    Lucas’s brother, the senator, was eating peanut butter in the ward’s living room. Seeing the doctor come in, he didn’t have time to wipe the peanut butter off his mouth and immediately explained: “This is Chinese peanut butter, not American peanut butter. I just wanted to try it, and it tastes good.”

    He explained further by picking up the bottle of peanut butter to show everyone, confirming it was Chinese peanut butter, not American peanut butter, leaving Yang Ping amused.

    Are Americans so adventurous? Yang Ping watched him with a mouthful of peanut butter, and Lucas’s life-and-death case hadn’t instilled any fear in him. The incident had occurred only a few days before, and he still dared to challenge peanut butter. Was he risking his life to prove how Chinese products were superior to American ones? If so, what kind of internationalist spirit is this?

    “I have allergies to American peanut butter, but not to this one. I knew you would be doing rounds now, so I wanted to try it at this time. In case of emergency, you can rescue me quickly.” Lucas’s brother confidently spoke while quickly pulling a napkin to clean his mouth.

    You really have nothing better to do, thinking we doctors and nurses are idle all day.

    Yang Ping shook his hand: “I admire your courage and thank you for your significant contribution in distinguishing between Chinese and American peanut butter, but we do not advocate such rash risks; after all, life is once, please respect life.”

    “Look, I’m really fine, perfectly okay.” Lucas’s brother twirled around, then bared his arms for everyone to see, implying that there wasn’t even a single rash.

    Perhaps he had never successfully eaten peanut butter in his life before, but in China, he did it this time. If a person successfully challenges something they’ve never accomplished, the dopamine secreted by the brain rewards them sufficiently.

    Since he had already eaten, and it was Chinese peanut butter, and nothing had happened, there was no need for special treatment. Yang Ping instructed Lucas’s brother not to wander around and to stay for observation, unwilling to waste time with him, and proceeded to visit Lucas’s ward. Lucas was in good condition and could be discharged in a few days. Actually, if it weren’t for the peanut butter episode, he might have been discharged already.

    It seems some troublesome patients don’t differentiate by nationality; they exist all over the world.

    “You can be discharged once the incision at the front of your neck is removed.” Yang Ping gave him an examination.

    “Discharged? So soon?” Lucas was quite surprised.

    “Can I stay a bit longer?” Lucas pleaded.

    Other patients wished they could be discharged a day after surgery. Why did he want to stay longer? Yang Ping was puzzled.

    Lucas’s explanation immediately cleared up Yang Ping’s confusion, because his home state of Florida had a snowstorm this morning. People were reportedly in shorts on the beach sunbathing yesterday, and when they woke this morning, there was snow over ten centimeters deep, massive icicles under the eaves, and the entire city was in a semi-paralyzed state due to an unexpected northern cold wave.

    Lucas was afraid Yang Ping wouldn’t believe him, so he showed photos and videos taken by family members in the US to Yang Ping, who confirmed that was indeed the case. Having grown up in the south, Yang Ping had never seen such heavy snow, nor had he experienced the rapid climate change of fire and ice within 24 hours. In Nandu Province, Yang Ping had never seen snow, with the climate there being very stable.

    Isn’t Florida in the southern part of the United States? It should be scorching hot at this time; how could it suddenly snow? Yang Ping was pondering, and a globe appeared in his mind as he hoped to use his geographical knowledge to find the answer.

    “Aren’t you in the southern United States? Why is it snowing? We are in southern China, and we’ve never seen snow in winter.” A local graduate student chimed in.

    Seeing that everyone was interested in this question, Lucas immediately took out a globe and said: “China has many horizontal mountain ranges, such as the Qinling Mountains, which act as natural barriers preventing cold waves from the north. Thanks to these horizontal mountains’ protection, the cold waves can’t move southward, and even if a little sneaks through, it doesn’t cause much impact. But the United States is different; the whole of the U.S. lacks large horizontal ranges. The Cordillera and Rocky Mountains on the west coast and the Appalachian Mountains on the east coast are vertical. Hence, cold waves from the north pass unimpeded, crossing the entire country from north to south without obstruction. That’s why cities in the southern U.S., including Florida, can experience snow. Today might be a sweltering scorcher; wake up tomorrow morning, wear a down coat and shiver. We’re slightly better off there, but New York now has snow waist-deep, and the whole city looks like a post-apocalyptic world.”