Chapter 15 Wound Suture
"Boy, don't do anything randomly. An injury like him is seriously injured in the army. Whether he can survive depends on God." Hearing that Li Xiu was going to treat the injured craftsman himself, Ma Ye couldn't help but persuade him that even the imperial doctors in the mansion had no choice but to treat the injured person. He didn't believe that Li Xiu's medical skills would be more skillful than the imperial doctors.
"Uncle Ma, don't worry, I never do something I'm not sure about!" Li Xiu insisted. He never expected that the medical conditions in ancient times were so backward, and he could not even be able to stop bleeding in wounds. No wonder there was such a large casualty rate in a war. Moreover, the injured craftsman now lost a lot of blood and his face turned pale. If he didn't stop bleeding, he would probably not be able to hold on.
"This young man, his wound is torn and the blood cannot be stopped. I'm afraid no one can do such injuries except Hua Tuo!" At this time, the middle-aged imperial doctor suddenly spoke, with a little dissatisfaction in his tone. After all, even he, the imperial doctor, could not help, but the young man in front of him was actually going to take action himself, which was a little ignorant.
"I have a way to stop the bleeding!" Li Xiu naturally heard the dissatisfaction in the imperial doctor's words, but he smiled calmly, and then asked Ma Master to prepare some things for him. Seeing Li Xiu so calm and confident, Ma Master couldn't help but feel half-believing and half-doubted. He immediately prepared what Li Xiu wanted, a fish hook, a roll of silk thread boiled in boiling water, and a basin of lime.
Li Xiu washed his hands with lime water first, barely sterilizing it. It was the best to use alcohol, but unfortunately there was no one at all, so he could only use lime water instead. Then he picked up the fish hook and disinfected it on the charcoal fire, and then passed the silk thread through the fish hook. After making these preparations, Li Xiu checked the other party's wound again and found that the artery inside was not broken. Then he cleared out some foreign objects inside. Finally, he picked up the fish hook and began to suture the wound.
Seeing that Li Xiu was sewing the wound little by little, it was undoubtedly a huge visual impact for those who saw this scene for the first time. Many timid people retreated because they felt that every needle of Li Xiu was pierced on them. In the end, only Ma Ye and the middle-aged imperial physician were left around Li Xiu. One of them was a general, and they had long been used to seeing the scene of flesh and blood flying, and the other was a doctor, and they ate this bowl of rice, so they didn't feel any discomfort.
As Li Xiu stitched the wound, the blood that kept gushing out slowly stopped. When Li Xiu finally closed his mouth, he left a small mouth so that the blood in the wound could be excreted. The reason why he understood this was that on the one hand, he had learned some first aid knowledge, and was also influenced by some books, films and TV series. When the protagonist in it was injured, he liked to sew wounds on himself at any time. After reading too much, Li Xiu naturally remembered it.
"Okay, doctor, please help me with the medicine. In addition, boil some medicines to replenish blood and remove blood stasis. The weather is cold now and the wound is not prone to inflammation. It should be fine if you take care of it for a while!" Li Xiu wiped the cold sweat on his forehead at this time and said. Although he knew that suturing could stop bleeding, it was his first time after all, and he felt physically and mentally exhausted.
"Oh... well!" Hearing Li Xiu's orders, the imperial doctor reacted and hurriedly poured the medicine in his hand on the wound. However, while treating the wound, he looked at Li Xiu from time to time. Li Xiu's method of sewing the wound just now shocked him.
"Boy, where did you learn this method?" At this time, Mr. Ma finally woke up from the shock. He suddenly grabbed Li Xiu's collar and asked loudly, his face full of excitement, and even his eyes turned red.
"This... I figured it out by my younger generation. Uncle Ma, what's wrong with you?" Li Xiu was also startled by Ma's excitement. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and replied casually. After all, he couldn't say that he learned it from his previous life.
Mr. Ma's eyes became very complicated at this time. After a while, he suddenly let go of his hand and sighed: "Oh, why didn't you be born a few years earlier? If you had the method of treating injuries a few years earlier, there wouldn't be so many brothers on the battlefield who died of excessive bleeding!"
Mr. Ma first followed Princess Pingyang to form the famous Detachment of Women's Army. When the military was at its peak, the number of Detachment of Women's Army reached 70,000 to 80,000. However, after several years of war, less than half of the old people in the Detachment of Women's Army were left. A considerable number of people were not killed directly by the enemy, but died after being injured and could not be effectively treated.
"Master Ma, it's not too late now. The princess is still fighting the rebellion in Shandong. The official wants to ask this young master to pass on this treatment method to me, and then I will promote this method to the army, which will definitely save the lives of countless soldiers!" At this time, the middle-aged imperial physician suddenly spoke with a solemn look on his face, and after that, he bowed to Li Xiu. At this time, he was also convinced by Li Xiu.
"My nephew, although you are not in harmony with your father, you are also from a general. Ma has never liked to ask for help. This time, I hope that you can announce this method of saving people by looking at the soldiers on the front line in their bloody and desperate situations. What do you think?" Ma did not force Li Xiu, but asked with reason and emotion.
Li Xiu didn't like fighting, but he liked heroes. In his eyes, those who could fight for the country and the country were heroes, so he said without hesitation: "Uncle Ma, don't worry, the younger generation can tell you the difference. If this doctor doesn't dislike it, I can explain to you what you should pay attention to when stitching wounds. In fact, it's not difficult to learn!"
"Young Master Gao Yi, I admire you!" The middle-aged imperial doctor was extremely excited when he heard this.
At this moment, the middle-aged imperial doctor treated the wounds for the injured, and prescribed medicine for him to take him back to make it delicious. Then he talked with Li Xiu in detail. It was not until this time that Li Xiu learned that the middle-aged imperial doctor was named Feng Ming Kuang, and he used to be a military doctor in the Detachment of Women's Army, and his medical skills were also good. Later, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he was recommended as an imperial doctor by Princess Pingyang and usually lived in the princess's mansion to take charge.
Wound suturing is not a profound medical skill. As long as you are careful and bold, you can master it. Of course, there are many things to pay attention to, such as the needles and threads used must be disinfected, and the threads must also be made of silk or sheep intestines. In addition, if the arteries are damaged, the arteries must be sutured first, and then the wounds outside are treated, etc.
Physician Feng listened very seriously about what Li Xiu said, and even took notes on it. He asked if he didn't understand anything. Finally, Li Xiu simply asked him to find a top sheep, then cut the sheep with a knife, and let Physician Feng do it himself until he could complete the suture of the wound independently, and then nodded with satisfaction.
"Master Ma, please leave today. Please arrange it!" After Doctor Feng packed up his things, he immediately bowed to Mather next to him.
"It has been arranged. There are two good horses and four followers outside the door. You must arrive at the princess in the shortest time!" Mr. Ma also sat up straight and said with a serious face. At this time, he finally showed a bit of the majesty of the general.
"Sir, please follow the order!" Yu Dai Physician Feng agreed immediately, then bowed to Li Xiu again, and immediately turned around and left without any drag. It was estimated that Yu Dai Physician Feng had long been used to the decisive style of the army.
Looking at the background of Doctor Feng's departure, Li Xiu was also a little dazed. After a while, he spoke: "Uncle Ma, is Doctor Feng too anxious? He is at home for one day at least. It's not too late to leave tomorrow?"
If someone else said this, Ma would have kicked him up long ago, but Li Xiu had just helped him a lot, so he explained patiently: "Your nephew, you have never fought a war and you don't know the situation on the battlefield at all. For the soldiers, fighting with the enemy on the battlefield is not terrible. What's terrible is that you are not dead but injured. Then you see your wounds bleeding constantly, and finally rotting and smelling. When I was in the military camp, the one I was most reluctant to go to was the wounded military camp, which was like hell."
When he said this, Ma Ye paused for a moment and then said, "The reason why Lao Feng attaches importance to your wound suturing method is to facilitate bleeding and medicine, and to treat it very easily. It can be widely promoted in the military. Don't underestimate these two points. Maybe it can save the lives of thousands of soldiers, so he rushed to Shandong in such a hurry."
After hearing this, Li Xiu nodded thoughtfully. He had never been to the battlefield in his previous life or in this life, and he didn't know much about the cruelty of the battlefield. However, from Ma Ye's words, he could also feel the tragic atmosphere on the battlefield. In his eyes, everyone's life is precious. I really hope that the Tang Dynasty can quell the rebellion at home and abroad as soon as possible, so that people will no longer suffer from war. However, the time will be soon. If you endure it for a few years, the world will be stable.
After the fire pit in the greenhouse was ignited, the greenhouse inside quickly rose up. Li Xiu went in and felt it. It was probably around 20 degrees. Mr. Ma was so happy that he wanted to move all the flowers and plants in immediately. However, for the sake of safety, Li Xiu asked him to move in one or two pots first. If the flowers and plants grow normally, it would not be too late to move them all in. Mr. Ma praised him for his meticulousness and at the same time he also gave up his reckless approach.
The facts proved that the greenhouse was still good, and the flowers and plants moved in grew very well. In the end, Ma Ye not only moved all the flowers and plants, but also decided to build more greenhouses. After all, the main function of the greenhouse is to make money by growing vegetables. Although the princess's mansion has a lot of fiefdoms, there are also many places that use money. Princess Pingyang has a noble status and does not consider these issues in normal times, but he cannot ignore them.
Li Xiu had already taught the method of building a greenhouse to those craftsmen, so he only needed to plan the overall distribution of the greenhouse. He didn't have to worry about specific matters, which made him leisurely again. He slept until midnight every day, and then went to the princess's house to take a walk, thinking about getting off work whenever he wanted.
Chapter completed!