Chapter 153: Saving People
In this near-hopeless weather, getting sick is a very dangerous thing to do. However, there are some emergency medicines prepared in this cave in case of emergency.
gave this girl with a high fever some common medicines such as anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing medicines, and that's all you can do.
The next day, however, something more serious. Not only the sick girl, but even the few friends who slept next to her showed symptoms of fatigue and fever.
What's even more troublesome is that the medicine prepared in this cave has been used up, and it is not enough for the remaining three girls to use. And after a day, the wind and snow outside the cave did not subside in the slightest.
"What's such a bad cold? Infecting three people in one night? Tony said with a little surprise.
It stands to reason that even influenza would not be widespread in such a short period of time.
The passengers were very tacitly avoiding the sick young girls, for fear of being infected with the disease. However, Stephen, out of a doctor's sense of responsibility, took the initiative to go over and diagnose a few girls.
After Stephen's examination, he said to the others with a gloomy face: "First of all, I am a neurosurgeon and I don't know much about this infectious disease. However, I suspect that they did not have the flu, but diphtheria. ”
"Diphtheria?" Rorschach felt that the disease was very unfamiliar, and he didn't know much about it anyway.
Belcher hurriedly explained: "Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease, and its clinical characteristics are the formation of pseudomembranes in the pharynx, larynx, nose, etc., and systemic poisoning symptoms such as fever, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, headache, etc. In severe cases, there is a high risk of myocarditis and nerve paralysis. ”
"There are many types of diphtheria, and it is a virulent infectious disease. And their cervical lymphadenopathy is very bad, and if this continues, they will most likely die here. Stephen said.
"Is there any cure?" Rorschach asked.
"Antibiotic injections are the best thing to do, but now there are no conditions for that." Stephen said helplessly.
"Belcher, do we have antibiotics ready?" Rorschach asked.
Before leaving, Rorschach asked Belcher to prepare a lot of supplies that might be needed, and medicine was one of them.
"Penicillin is effective in treating the symptoms of diphtheria, but only two vials are available as a backup." Belcher said helplessly.
"So little? Rorschach, have you been short of money lately? Tony said with a little surprise.
Belcher rolled his eyes at Tony and said, "Tony, you, Mr. Osborne, and Dr. Banner are not on my budget. ”
Belcher's words left Tony speechless.
Banner and Tony can go crazy and don't have any problems with illness, and Norman Osborne himself has surpassed ordinary people and will not get sick easily.
These two antibiotics were for Rorschach and Stephen.
"When will the wind and snow stop?" Rorschach asked Belcher.
"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but according to my calculations, I'm afraid it will be another three days." Belcher said.
For three days, not to mention these sick people, I'm afraid the other passengers won't be able to hold on, and there is no food for three days in this cave.
Without waiting for Rorschach to come up with a countermeasure, she saw that the girl who was newly sick was walking towards Mordo again, the hero who had saved her life.
The two spoke in a whisper in Nepal's native language, and Rorschach didn't understand their conversation, but she could read the girl's desperate eyes and Mordo's refusal to shake her head.
It is estimated that this girl hopes that Mordo can help her again, but in this blizzard environment, Mordo can only refuse.
It was a very difficult day, and several girls who were seriously ill had almost no strength and could only lie down. Even eating and drinking are taken care of by Dr. Stephen with a mask.
But looking at their appearance, if they can't be treated in time, they will definitely not survive for long. And their illness seems to others to be like a snake and scorpion, and they are far away.
And that evening, when the food was distributed for the last time, the conflict finally broke out.
"Why, why don't they distribute food? Now is the time when they need to supplement their high-calorie food the most. Stephen said loudly to Prasad.
"Because of what? Because we don't have enough food. Even those of us who are in good health may not be able to last long, so why waste it on this group of dying people. Prasad replied coldly.
Hearing such a reply, although the four girls were already weak, they still wanted to struggle to get up and prove that they still had the strength to support themselves.
However, as soon as they made a move, the other passengers retreated in horror.
Even Prasad, an old driver accustomed to seeing the world, retreated quite fearfully, and he didn't want to become such a ghost.
Rorschach stood up at this time and said, "Prasad, although you are the driver of the bus, this cave should be prepared by the government for the trapped people. Do you think you have the right to decide on the distribution of goods? ”
"Oh, you have an opinion? To waste everyone's food on these dead people? You are so great, why don't you cut off your own flesh and give it to them? Prasad said defiantly.
Rorschach smiled and said, "Who do you think you are?" Can you judge the life and death of others? ”
"This blizzard will last at least two days, and you want to bring them back to life? Unless the gods manifest themselves. Prasad said disdainfully.
"I don't know if the so-called gods in your mouth have appeared, but today, I won't let them die like this." Rorschach affirmed.
For a whole day, Rorschach was not indifferent, but kept observing the performance of the black man, Mordo. Rorschach was sure he was related to Kama Taj, and it was even possible that he was an ascetic from the legendary Holy Land.
Therefore, Rorschach was eager to see in advance the miraculous medical skills of Kama Taj to restore health to paralyzed patients.
It's a pity that after a whole day, Mordo only took care of these patients with Stephen, and did not cast any magical spells to restore them to health.
Now that it was critical, Rorschach couldn't wait any longer, so he planned to help.
"Blasphemy, and you will have retribution yourself." Prasad said to the Rorschach curse.
Prasad didn't feel that there was a problem with not saving him when he saw death, but that Rorschach said a few words to the gods he believed in, and he thought it was heinous, and these three views really made Rorschach feel disgusted.
Nepal is also religiously prevalent and predominantly Hindu. A religion that divides people into three, six, nine and so on, and uses the caste system to oppress and exploit, it is all too common to treat other people's lives as if they were a mustard.
"Then let me see how your gods punish me." Rorschach stretched out his right hand, and a magnificent obsidian gemstone in his palm began to glow orange-red.
A ray of light was projected from the gem, turning into an orange-red cocoon of light.