Emergency Instinct - Chapter 36

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Ji-an quickly checked the vital signs first.

 

38.3 degrees.

 

The fever seemed to have gone down a bit on the way, and fortunately she was conscious.

 

The convulsions had already stopped. Her breathing was relatively fine too.

 

However, she showed signs of dehydration with a frightened face and limp condition.

 

“Doctor, will our Su-jin be okay? Don’t convulsions cause brain problems?”

 

The mother asked anxiously, trembling more than the child.

 

“It’s okay, Mother. Febrile convulsions are a common phenomenon when high fever suddenly rises. Most convulsions stop within 5 minutes and pass without aftereffects.”

 

After calming the mother, Ji-an looked at the child who was breathing heavily and spoke gently.

 

“Su-jin, the doctor is going to examine your tummy for a moment.”

 

Ji-an called the child’s name and picked up the stethoscope.

 

The child’s wet eyes that had been staring at Ji-an trembled. She seemed to recognize Ji-an.

 

“Oh, Su-jin remembers the doctor? The doctor is happy to see you too.”

 

The child blinked her eyes with difficulty as if answering. While shedding tears.

 

“Yes, the doctor will make it not hurt.”

 

When Ji-an touched the child’s abdomen and listened with the stethoscope, fortunately there was no abdominal distension.

 

There were no other symptoms either, and surprisingly her physical condition wasn’t bad.

 

She just seemed very startled from having the seizure. Her complexion wasn’t good, as if she was frightened.

 

Ji-an gave basic instructions to the nurse and spoke to the anxious mother.

 

“Mother, we’ll give her IV fluids and use fever reducers.”

 

“It’s, it’s okay, right?”

 

“She’ll get better quickly once it takes effect. If the convulsion duration had been long or consciousness recovery was delayed, we would have considered EEG or CT scans, but it’s not necessary right now.”

 

“Th, thank you. *sob*”

 

“The child seems a bit startled from the seizure, so let’s observe for now. If Mother cries, the child becomes more anxious. Please calm down.”

 

At Ji-an’s words, the mother seemed to realize something and quickly wiped her flowing tears before bowing her head.

 

“Yes. You’re right. I need to pull myself together more. Thank you, Doctor.”

 

The child’s mother gradually showed a relieved expression.

 

Then. The child lying on the bed opened her mouth with difficulty.

 

“Doctor.”

 

“Oh, yes. Su-jin? It’s the doctor. You’ll be fine soon.”

 

“Our mommy, hurts.”

 

“No. No, Su-jin. Mommy is fine.”

 

At her daughter’s strained voice, the mother broke down again.

 

She held the child’s hand tightly and spoke while sobbing as if confessing.

 

“Baby, I’m sorry. Mommy is sorry. How much pain was our Su-jin in. You were so scared, weren’t you? Mommy did wrong. I’m sorry, baby… Mommy shouldn’t have done that, *sob*. I was wrong.”

 

Shedding hot tears, the child’s mother was overwhelmed with severe guilt.

 

She had only had one seizure, so why was she apologizing so much.

 

Watching her collapse as if her heart was injured, Ji-an felt heavy-hearted.

 

Actually, it was a mother’s tears that Ji-an had seen before too.

 

Her mother would blame herself like that, saying sorry whenever Ji-an was even slightly sick.

 

She probably always felt guilty about the not-so-wealthy environment while raising Ji-an alone. Actually, Ji-an was hurt more by her mother’s tears than by poverty…

 

Even when she first saw them in the elevator, she didn’t know why seeing this mother and daughter kept overlapping with images of her mother and herself.

 

“It’s not Mother’s fault. And Su-jin probably wants to hear ‘I love you’ more than ‘I’m sorry.'”

 

Ji-an couldn’t just turn away and comforted the child’s mother. She nodded with grateful eyes, then soon stroked her daughter’s wet hair while whispering that she loved her.

 

Fortunately, as the IV went in, the child fell asleep peacefully, and her mother watched over her.

 

Ji-an looked warmly at the affectionate mother and daughter, quietly closed the curtain and turned around.

 

Ah, I miss our mother.

 

Ji-an’s mother had been moved to a private room and was receiving professional care, so her physical condition had improved much. Though she still hadn’t returned from unconsciousness.

 

“Doctor, bed 5. 7-year-old boy. High fever and cough from flu, 40.1 degrees.”

 

Breaking through her thoughts, another child patient with weak immunity arrived in succession.

 

Thinking of the flu that was going around, Ji-an immediately ran over.

 

This child’s lung sounds weren’t good, so hospitalization was immediately necessary.

 

“Call Pediatrics Department.”

 

While giving instructions, another patient walked into the Emergency Room.

 

As if it had never been quiet, the Emergency Room quickly became busy.

 

After frantically seeing several more patients, Ji-an checked Su-jin’s blood test results.

 

Kang Su-jin, 6 years old. The mother’s name on registration was Lee Mi-so.

 

She cries so much but her name is Mi-so (smile).

 

Seeing the child’s mother’s name on the chart, Ji-an felt the irony and chuckled.

 

Come to think of it, when she saw the mother and daughter in front of the hotel elevator, they were both wearing pretty smiles.

 

Lee Mi-so. It’s a fitting name after all.

 

According to the test results, Su-jin fortunately had no other notable inflammatory findings. Her body temperature had returned to normal, she was stable, and her dehydration had improved.

 

She can be discharged.

 

Ji-an immediately gave the good news to Su-jin’s mother.

 

“Mother, all of Su-jin’s test results are normal. Since she’s stable, you can go home once the IV is finished.”

 

“She had a seizure, but you’re telling us to go home? We, we’ll be hospitalized.”

 

She urgently grabbed Ji-an’s arm. It was stronger force than expected.

 

“Could you please arrange for hospitalization? It could be dangerous again, and if we observe for a few days… Oh, I mean, it’s not that I don’t trust you, Doctor, but I’m anxious and worried…”

 

“Yes. I understand, Mother. I think she’s fine, but if you’re very worried, you can be hospitalized. Let me check if there’s a room available upstairs…”

 

Buzz! Buzz!

 

At that moment, her cell phone suddenly vibrated. When the name “Husband” appeared on the black screen, she touched her arm and shook her head.

 

“I’m sorry. I, I’ll take this call and come back.”

 

After looking at her sleeping daughter once, she grabbed her cell phone and hurriedly left the Emergency Room.

 

Is she being mindful of her husband? Well, since he’s a politician, he might be conscious of others’ attention.

 

When children were sick, there were occasionally couples who would fight, blaming each other.

 

Maybe they’ll request a VIP room.

 

Ji-an was hurriedly checking the room availability at the station when Su-jin’s mother, who had finished her call, approached Ji-an.

 

“Um, Doctor?”

 

“Yes, Mother. A room just became available so you can go up right away. If you want, there’s also a VIP room…”

 

“No. My husband is sending a car. We decided to be discharged.”

 

Whether it was her husband’s will, she looked reluctant.

 

“Mother, you can be hospitalized if you want.”

 

“No. There are many watching eyes, and my husband doesn’t like it… We have to go home. If anything goes wrong, my husband’s personal doctor will come.”

 

Her expression gradually fell as she forced a smile.

 

Ji-an was slightly worried about her, who had been crying and blaming herself excessively.

 

“Mother, children naturally get sick as they grow. It’s not Mother’s fault. You know that, right?”

 

“…Yes. Thank you.”

 

A little later, instead of the Member of Parliament father, a driver came to help with the discharge.

 

Watching the somehow bitter scene, Ji-an soon ran toward the TA patient who rushed in with siren sounds. Hoping that Su-jin would get better quickly and that the child’s mother would smile prettily like her name.

 

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“Ugh.”

 

It was a morning where groans came out naturally.

 

Ji-an touched her stiff neck and walked out to the Emergency Room hallway.

 

After frantically working for several hours, the sun had risen and her blood sugar had dropped.

 

When she headed to the vending machine at the end of the hallway to get a drink.

 

“Perfect timing. Drink this.”

 

Kyung-seok appeared. Casually handing her the sweet coffee milk that Ji-an liked.

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