Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 434

Episode 434: A Proper Lecture [3]

"These are the principles for saving lives. They're written down as the first things to consider."

I walked around the podium deliberately, staggering.

It's not that difficult of a topic, and since I've been working so hard to prepare for it for the past few days, I've had a lot of things to say in my head, so it was possible.

Besides, in this day and age, I… … .

Yeah, didn't you become popular?

I never dreamed I would become so accustomed to talking in front of people.

"Let me ask you a question first. By any chance… Oh, right. There. What do you think I should look at first?"

I walked around freely and asked anyone I saw.

Since I have no expectation of getting a proper answer anyway, I can't be this free-spirited.

However, since I couldn't keep my expression indifferent, I looked at the other person with my bright eyes.

He didn't look familiar, but judging by his age, he seemed like a practicing doctor.

In this era, there is no proper curriculum yet, so the age of admission is all over the place, and graduation is usually done at a young age because they just let people graduate at will.

This may also be because, in an era where life expectancy cannot be high in the first place, if we focus too much on education, the time that can actually be used will decrease significantly.

“Ah…… That…… First of all, is he dead or alive…….”

Anyway, words that would have been unimaginable in the 21st century came out of the mouth of a practicing doctor.

When I asked what the first thing to do when seeing a patient was, I never expected to get an answer like that.

I was a bit surprised, even though I wasn't expecting it.

It can't be helped because it was so unexpected.

But who am I?

This is Gura Master Kim Tae-pyeong.

How could someone who is good at making up stories that come to mind not be able to talk based on facts?

“Okay, good. So what’s the most important thing to determine if someone is alive or dead?”

“Uh… breath?”

"Yes, that's right. Breathing. So what's the most important thing for breathing?"

"uh……."

As if I had planned it out in advance, I organized the conversation in the direction I wanted and then stood in front of the cloth with the ABCs written on it again.

Meanwhile, answers to my questions were being floated around here and there, but none of them were particularly relevant.

They were just empty cries.

Having no expectations helps in times like these.

It means you don't have to get hurt.

"The A here stands for Airway… Airway. It means that when seeing a patient, it's important to check that their airway is properly secured. Airways can be blocked more easily than you might think. There are even several cases of suffocation reported every year here in London alone, caused by your favorite eel jelly."

But British food always disappoints me, even when I least expect it.

That's probably because the other person is making the food with malicious intent.

If you say that there is no way that could happen… … .

Fly to London right now and go to any burger place like Burger King or McDonald's and try it.

Surprisingly, it's the same cheeseburger, but it doesn't taste good when you eat it in London.

Even someone I know told me this when he went to Gibraltar. Gibraltar is a British territory located at the southern tip of Spain, so if you think about the food in Spain, it should be delicious, but he said it was all tasteless.

'But even so, it's nothing compared to 19th century British food.'

No matter how much I think about it, it seems like these kids want to run the world and eat delicious food like French food.

Especially the eel jelly I just mentioned… … .

I really don't know what's going on.

I think the person who made it is not in their right mind, but the people who eat it are the ones who are truly crazy.

Even though there are people who die from eating it, they still eat it.

Saying it was a health food or something… … .

Where in the world is there a nutritious food that you can eat and not get sick?

"Plus, even tilting your head slightly makes it difficult to breathe. Try it now."

I could go on and on about British food for hours, but now wasn't the time, so I bowed my head.

A healthy adult doesn't immediately start gasping for breath when they lower their head.

But, while bowing your head, you turn it to the left or right, right?

Then it gets a bit frustrating.

“Oh.”

“Ouch.”

I could understand up to 'eowoo', but I thought 'kkeup' was a bit harsh, so I looked and saw an old gentleman with his neck sticking out a bit.

‘Do you have vocal cord paralysis…?’

It's a bad sign.

If it was just that kind of person, I would have left it at that… … .

Being here means you are an important person to Britain, no matter what.

He stamped his eyes with the thought that he would have to look at it later and continued talking.

"What should we do with this situation? First, we need to get our prayers in order. Since basic anatomy is now considered common knowledge, I won't go into too much detail… but if you think I'm behind the times, come see us at the dissection show, or rather, the dissection show, hosted by Sir Liston and me next week. Anyway, if you want to get your prayers in order, Colin, this is exactly what you need to do."

At my words, Colin flopped down on the dissecting table that had been placed in front of me.

It might feel uneasy since it was a place where a real corpse was just a short while ago, but I don't have any hesitation.

It can be compared to Alfred.

What? That senior guy told me to exercise, so I did that… … .

This guy used to be a racist, but he changed his mind and is now doing this.

“Now, can you see it?”

Anyway, I tilted Colin's neck back slightly to show him how to make his airway appear straight.

“Once we’ve secured the airway, there’s another thing we need to check: whether the person is breathing properly.”

"ah……."

"There's no point in checking the airway without securing it. Would you breathe if there's no airway? A conscious patient would do it on their own, but for those who aren't, we must secure it and check it. So, how do we check it?"

“That… hand on your nose or mouth?”

Actually, that is correct.

Even in the 21st century, people do that at an ordinary level.

But aren't we medical professionals?

If you were asked to draw a picture of a doctor in the 21st century, what would you draw?

First, put on a gown, then wear a suit or scrubs underneath, and drape something over your shoulders.

What are you wearing?

It's a stethoscope.

"We're scientists before we're doctors. And that too… huh? It's the 19th century, the 19th century. How long… Son? Sigh."

You can use your hands.

It's a good tool.

Even in the 21st century, there is nothing that can replace hands.

But hehe, the stethoscope is better.

And what's more important is that it seems to exist.

Well, it's better than doing it by hand, right?

"Now, this is a stethoscope. If you place it against your chest and listen while you breathe, you can hear the sounds of your lungs."

Actually, that's a lie.

I can't hear it exactly.

But it definitely sounds a lot better than just listening with your ear.

Since the stethoscope itself is an object that imitates the ear, it amplifies the sound significantly.

That's why it's a shame, from my perspective as someone who used a 21st century stethoscope, but for those who don't have one now, it's just a new world.

I heard that Blundell is being used by funeral directors these days.

They say that there is nothing better than a stethoscope to know whether a person is alive or dead.

"oh……."

"We're running a special promotion just for those who come today. You can buy it behind me after the lecture, so keep that in mind. Anyway, now that you've confirmed your breath, what's next?"

“Hmm…….”

I find it quite amusing to see how flustered they look every time I ask a question.

Even though everyone gathered here is quite educated, it's like this…

If it were Korea, wouldn't this be knowledge you learn in the military?

Not only that, but even after being discharged, they call you back to the reserves every year for 6 years and teach you things like this.

That doesn't mean it was good.

It seems a bit strange to me that they like to keep people who are working and not even pay them ten thousand won a day and tell them to be proud of being reservists.

"We need to check for a heartbeat. If you don't have a stethoscope, feel here. Feel the carotid artery. If you're not sure, feel between the groin… Colin."

"yes……."

Colin, who was lying on my horse, lowered his pants slightly.

It's truly admirable that he, a son of a noble family, can do something like this in front of hundreds of people.

I certainly feel like I've staked my life on the advancement of medicine.

"The femoral artery is located here. It's a blood vessel roughly the size of a thumb. Even if the pulse is quite weak, you can still feel a pulse here. Of course, if you have a stethoscope, you can hear the heartbeat directly, but just because it's beating doesn't mean blood is circulating throughout the body, so you should always feel for it."

To live up to that effort, I spoke passionately and perfected the basic concepts of ABC.

The good news is that we all already know that we breathe through our lungs and that our heart beats to circulate blood.

Otherwise, I would have had to give a much more basic lecture than this… … .

Anyway, after finishing the ABC lecture, I moved on to the next chapter.

The next thousand was written 'TRAUMA'.

'Internal treatment… is still absurd.'

Unfortunately, curing infectious diseases such as colds, flu, and pneumonia is almost a dream at this point.

There are no antibiotics or antivirals to fight it, so it can't be helped.

Does that mean you are fighting high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol?

Other than diabetes, we still don't know if it's a disease.

And diabetes has been treated exclusively at our center for quite some time now, so there is no need to teach it here.

'Focusing on surgery… …'

I do need to correct things like bloodletting… … .

Isn't that really not an easy task?

It can't be helped because the reality is that even the treatments I provide are all seen as part of bloodletting.

There are people in the world who say that it is a skull hemorrhage and then do the same thing after I have operated on a patient with a brain hemorrhage.

London is under our tight control, so there haven't been any such mishaps here, but rumors spread quickly even in a world without telephones, and I've heard that craniotomy centers are already thriving in Paris, France.

If that had been the case in the original history, France would never have become a great power alongside England… … I feel like my existence isn't necessarily advancing medicine in a positive direction.

'You can be Kim Tae-pyeong instead of Fu Man-chu, really.'

I barely shook off the sense of crisis and continued speaking.

“So, what should we do first when an injured patient comes?”

Every person in history has his or her merits and demerits.

In my case, I only have public works, and the fruits are all unfairly attached to me… … .

If it is an unavoidable fate, I will cover it up with some manipulation and more effort.