Chapter 119
Chapter 119
After screaming, the guy cast his eyes towards Kim Hanul and even raised his hand.
Stunned by his act, Kim closed her eyes.
But nothing worrisome happened and she opened her eyes slightly.
The man was scratching his head with the hand he raised, saying,
"Your hands look pretty. Does it cause stinging like this?"
Actually, it was more than stinging. He felt as if she rammed the needle into his skin roughly enough to recall his memory of his having been stabbed in the past.
But he could not show his pain to her because it would be shameful for him to do so as a male.
Kim opened her mouth, but at the moment Suhyuk said first,
"You’ve been administered anesthesia, so you will feel a bit of stinging."
The man nodded, asking, "Am I done now?"
Suhyuk said, shaking his head, "No, you need two more shots."
He looked at the syringe the intern was holding.
It looked like the needle could be broken easily with a bit of force, but it sent chills down his spine instead.
The man, posturing firmly like before, said, "Do it quickly."
Kim Hanul looked at Suhyuk slightly, who was nodding without saying anything.
Suhyuk now tipped her the wink to begin administering the anesthesia quickly.
"Let me begin the anesthesia again now."
She held his shoulder to pierce the needle, saying, "Just relax."
"Uh…?"
He put strength into his muscles before he knew it.
The needle she was holding now moved to his ribs.
He clenched his teeth.
"Uhhh………."
A strange voice was coming out of his mouth. A stinging pain.
Suhyuk smiled, looking at the needle pierced into the guy’s skin.
Kim Hanul seemed to have learned local anesthesia in the correct way.
The needle was neither too deep nor too short to break into parietal pleura.
But the needle did not go into the skin at the right angle.
Her hand was trembling subtly as if she was not sure of her skill or scared of the guy.
It was clear that the trembling needle was piercing into a wrong organ.
He might be agonizing over the pain, but over time it will go away soon enough.
For it would not cause inflammation or any other collateral disease even if the disinfected needle touches other organs.
Soon the needle was pulled away from his skin.
Beads of sweat ran down his face.
"One more shot, right?" said he.
"Oh, yes…"
Kim moved again, and finally she could finish administering the anesthesia.
Looking at her fellow intern, she made an expression as if she was asking for her opinion.
Lee Heejung gave a thumbs up, praising her skill.
The guy turned his hand on the side of his anesthetized ribs.
He felt it was becoming more and more numb.
"Now it’s time for surgery?" asked the man.
Suhyuk shook his head, saying,
"We need to collect the pleural fluid for examination. Because we have to collect it from the thoracic cavity where the lungs are, the lungs might be pierced by the needle."
The man’s pupils trembled a bit, and then he looked at Kim. Can she do it well?
He had to endure the pain when she rammed the needle into his side.
"Do you have enough experience with this, miss?"
It was Suhyuk who replied to his question, "I’ll do it."
Then the guy asked again, "You must have had many experiences, right?"
Suhyuk, nodding slightly, pierced the needle into his ribs without any hesitation.
"Now I’m collecting it."
As soon as he said that, Suhyuk pulled the piston of the syringe.
Pleural fluid was absorbed into the syringe.
"It’s done now."
The guy blinked his eyes. Was it because of the anesthesia? He just felt numb.
"Now, can I just wait for the test result?"
Suhyuk nodded, adding, "Yes, from now on, let me check if it is pleurisy or empyema by examining the blood sample. Depending on the test outcome, I’ll duly treat you."