Chapter 270: The Definition of Death
"Xiao Su, thank you for having you today!"
Lin Wenqing took Su Chen's hand and sighed.
"Dad, this is what I should do, it's nothing. β
Su Chen smiled faintly.
Then the rest of the Lin family also expressed their gratitude to Su Chen, of course, this is the proper meaning of the question.
Their impression of Su Chen has also changed slightly, as if this rich uncle is not useless as he imagined!
"Mr. Su, the old man is obviously gone, why did you suddenly save him again?"
Xu Bo on the side suddenly asked, if he doesn't ask this question clearly, he is always stuck in his throat, and he is afraid that he will not be able to sleep in the future.
Because this is simply against scientific principles!
Everyone in the Lin family also looked at Su Chen, their eyes were puzzled, they couldn't figure it out, how could Su Chen save a dead person?
Su Chen didn't expect that this Dr. Xu was still struggling with this problem, it seems that he is a very serious and researching person professionally.
Now that he is free, Su Chen might as well explain it to him a little, he looked at Xu Bo and said:
"Because the old man did not die at all, there is no one in the world who heals a real dead man. β
Although he Su Chen is known as a shocking medical skill, he has no way to face a dead man, and the reason why he can save the old man is naturally because the old man is not dead.
"But Old Man Lin is obviously already... β
Xu Bo listened to Su Chen's words, and felt completely confused.
How could it be?
Old Man Lin is obviously dead!
"Doctor Xu, how do you determine the true death of a person in medicine?"
Su Chen tilted his head and asked a somewhat strange question.
"In the past, the traditional concept of individual death was that breathing and cardiac arrest were the criteria for death, but with the development of modern medicine, pacemakers and artificial ventilators have been able to turn people who have stopped breathing and heartbeat into safety, and now the law recognizes brain death as the standard for individual death. β
Although Xu Bo didn't understand Su Chen's intention in asking this question, he still replied seriously:
"As for how to determine brain death, there are four main points, namely: 1. Cerebral coma is irreversible and does not respond to stimuli; 2. No spontaneous breathing; 3. No reflex, dilated and fixed pupils, and loss of light reflex; 4. Flat-line EEG, that is, equipotential EEG, which is recorded for more than 10 minutes. β
"Yes, this is indeed the exact definition of death in medical textbooks. β
Su Chen first nodded in agreement, then glanced at Xu Bo again, and asked with a chuckle:
"Is it true that a person is dead?"
"Of course, isn't that enough?" Xu Bo's face was full of doubt.
"Of course it's not enough, it's far from enough, as you just said, in the past, breathing and cardiac arrest were used as the criteria for death, but now, many means can restore breathing and heartbeat, so now with brain death as the criterion, in the same way, how can you be sure that a person who is brain dead is really dead?
Su Chen shrugged his shoulders and asked very casually.
Although Su Chen said it casually, Xu Bo was shocked in his heart!
Yes, breathing and heartbeat were inaccurate as vital signs in the past, but is it necessarily accurate to be brain dead as vital signs now?
The human body is so complex, who knows what kind of secrets are hidden inside?
Xu Bo felt like he had been opened up by someone for a moment, and he suddenly became enlightened!
At this moment, Su Chen's words rang out again.
"Besides, can the four points you said be able to determine that a person is really brain dead?"
Su Chen once again threw out a question that shocked Xu Bo.
"It's all like that, can't it be judged brain dead?"
Xu Bo asked, which made his previous knowledge system feel like it had completely collapsed.
"Of course not, I can tell you unequivocally that the old man is not brain dead, he is just the neurons in the brain temporarily inactive, and I just stimulated the activity in it. β
Of course, Su Chen didn't know how to stimulate the true element in it, because it involved the true element, and even if he said it, the other party wouldn't understand.
However, he explained the most basic principle clearly.
Xu Bo also immediately understood after hearing this, and then looked at Su Chen in a daze, his eyes were full of shock and admiration!
"Mr. Su, you really deserve the name of 'ghost doctor'!"
Xu Bo bowed deeply and said sincerely.
What is such a person, such a means, not a "ghost doctor"?
Seeing the attitude of Xu Bo, who graduated from Harvard Medical School, everyone also realized more clearly the high level of Su Chen's medical skills!
"Doctor Xu, can we go in and see the old man?"
didn't see it with her own eyes, Lin Wenting was still a little uneasy after all.
"Let's wait a minute, there are still surgeries in other operating rooms inside, don't worry, the old man will be pushed out in a while, you can go directly to the ward to see when the time comes." β
"Oh well. β
Hearing Xu Bo say this, Lin Wenting had no choice but to give up, she was not an unreasonable woman.
In a VIP room in Jianghai Hospital, Mr. Lin was lying quietly on the hospital bed, and everyone in the Lin family was gathered around him, waiting nervously...
After a few minutes, Old Man Lin woke up leisurely.
"Dad, you're finally awake!"
Lin Wenting fell on the old man's body and cried.
"Grandpa, you're finally awake, you're scared to death!"
Lin Ruoxue also said with tears in her eyes.
The other people also shouted out to the old man, and when they saw that the helmsman of the Lin family had finally woken up, their hearts were also steady.
"What's wrong with me?"
Old Man Lin looked at everyone and asked suspiciously.
"What's wrong? Do you know that your life is almost gone? If it weren't for Su Chen, you wouldn't have been able to ... β
Lin Wenting couldn't help but say in fear.
"Xiao Su?"
Old Man Lin muttered, and then looked at Lin Wenting:
"Wen Ting, what's going on? β
"Today, you were basking in the sun in the yard and suddenly fainted, and then we rushed you to the hospitalγγγγγγ β
Lin Wenting told what happened today as it was.
When he heard the word poisoning, a fine light suddenly shot out of Old Man Lin's cloudy eyes, and his gaze swept lightly over everyone's faces...
After listening to Lin Wenting's story, Old Man Lin sighed deeply, and then beckoned to Su Chen:
"Xiao Su, come here. β