Once Roxanne reached the hospital, she promptly took the patient’s pulse before checking his breathing and pupils. After that, she read all the medical test reports.
Ultimately, she concluded that it was a specific kind of viral inflammation that had spread all over the patient’s body. Mainstream medicine did not seem to work, so she decided to try traditional medicine on the patient.
Meanwhile, Madilyn assisted Roxanne in sterilizing the needles with an alcohol burner before passing the latter those needles. Roxanne was swift while performing the treatment. In just a few minutes, she had inserted eight needles. Then, she told Madilyn, “Heat the needles with the alcohol burner.”
“What?” Madilyn was bemused. She had never seen Roxanne do that before..
“It’s the Cerulean Needle Technique. The heat will stimulate the acupuncture point further and activate the patient’s immune system. Additionally, arrange for a massive blood transfusion. We need to replace all of his blood as it is most likely contaminated. However, the usual procedure won’t suffice, so we need to take extra precautions,” Roxanne commanded, prompting the doctors in the emergency room to start working immediately.
The staff rarely saw their boss in action, and hence, they were taken aback. Traditional medicine seems profound. Roxanne’s diagnosis was accurate, so the patient’s respiratory system was stabilized once they began treatment. Gradually, the rest of his vital signs stabilized as well.
After a bout of strenuous work, Roxanne was covered in sweat. Madilyn kept wiping her sweat away, but the result of her efforts was limited. Only after Roxanne made sure that the patient could survive did she let the doctors take over.
Roxanne found herself burning up when she walked out of the emergency room, so Madilyn brought her back to her air-conditioned office to cool down. Lucian brought a glass of warm water for his wife. “It must have been tiring for you.”
“I’m fine. It’s not that tiring, so don’t worry. I’ve performed emergency treatment like this many times. This isn’t even one of the top ten most tiring moments for me,” Roxanne confessed. Sure enough, the frightening episodes she had encountered back when she was in Epea were far direr than what just happened.
Right then, a thought popped into her mind, and she pursed her lips somberly. “Madilyn, bring the patient’s blood to the lab to find out what kind of virus this is. Also, tell the doctors who had been in contact with the patient to not wander anywhere while we wait for the results. If it’s contagious, all of us who have been there might have been infected.”
When Madilyn heard Roxanne’s worries, she froze for a few seconds before saying, “I’m sorry, Roxanne. I forgot about that. D*mn it! I’l send the blood to the lab right away!”
Madilyn then made a call and relayed Roxanne’s instructions to the staff in the emergency room and the lab. Upon hearing that, Lucian furrowed his brows and grabbed Roxanne’s hand in concern.
Roxanne smiled at him and reassured him, “Don’t worry. It’s just a possibility; it doesn’t mean it’ll happen. Even if it does, we’ll just identify the virus and treat it accordingly!”
However, as soon as she said that, Roxanne suddenly felt her throat itch. In order to not worry Lucian, she gulped down two mouthfuls of water to stop the urge to cough. Alas, as soon as Madilyn hung up and turned to Roxanne to talk to the latter, she coughed twice.
Instantly, she paled and looked at Roxanne nervously. Roxanne grimaced. I’m such a doomsayer! “What’s wrong, Madilyn? Do you have a cold?” Lucian stiffly queried, his heart skipping a beat.
Madilyn shook her head. In the next second, Roxanne also coughed subconsciously. Lucian frowned as he asked grimly, “Darling, don’t tell me you’re right.”
