Chapter 195: |
Chapter 195
‘First, we need to figure out the exact problem. What exactly is causing him discomfort?’
The first step in examining a patient is asking questions.
He had to find out the details of ite illness through conversation.
Raymond asked the griffin.
“How come you are sick?”
Then, as if he understood what it said, a reply came.
[I can’t breathe properly, human.]
“Since when?”
Minotaur.
It was a small-headed monster.
[I had been starving for a long time recently, so I ate something in a hurry, and suddenly my throat started hurting and I couldn’t breathe well.]
After a quick meal, sore throat, shortness of breath, and a strange wheezing sound.
One diagnosis came to mind.
‘What id?’
Before making a diagnosis, Raymond had tests done to rule out other problems.
“Why have you been fasting for so long? Do you have any other discomfort?”
[No, I starved because I didn’t hunt for I was lazy. I hate hunting so much. I wish someone would feed me.]
‘…’
Hunting is a pain, huh?
It looked like some kind of strange griffin.
Anyway, barring any other problems, Raymond’s guess just came up with seemed certain.
‘It’s asphyxia.’
It means that a foreign substance enters the airway and blocks it!
Raymond checked with his stethoscope.
A fixed wheezing sound was heard when the airway was blocked.
‘There’s food stuck in the middle!’
It was a serious emergency.
‘If it was a human, he wouldn’t have been able to hold out for long and would have suffocated and died.’
Thanks to the griffin’s uniquely large lung capacity, it seemed that it was able to maintain relatively good health despite its narrowed airway.
‘But you never know when it might get worse. If food goes down your windpipe and completely blocks your airway, you’ll die right away.’
Raymond had a serious look on his face.
There were more problems.
This was the way to remove the foreign body.
‘What should I do? The foreign object stuck in the windpipe is not easy to remove?’
The first principle of treatment of foreign bodies in the airway was removal via rigid bronchoscopy.
It is a method of removing foreign substances by inserting a rigid, large-diameter, straight endoscope into the oral cavity through a passage connected to the oral cavity.
This method was the cleanest and fastest way to remove the foreign body.
The problem was the risk.
The moment the tube is inserted, the airway becomes even more blocked, making it difficult to breathe properly.
Also, if the foreign substance is accidentally touched and lodged deeper, it can completely block the airway and cause death.
‘Even on modern Earth, this type of organ removal surgery is considered extremely dangerous. Even doctors avoid it.’
The patient could die in that moment.
Therefore, it may be safer to surgically open the bronchial tube and remove it.
Raymond explained the contents.
“There are two treatments. One is to insert a tube to remove it, and the other is surgery is to cut it. The second option is safer…”
Although surgery was recommended if possible, Griffin showed an unexpected reaction.
[No! You have to put a knife to my throat! I ran away from the crowd because I didn’t want to see blood! I absolutely hate it!]
‘…’
This griffin.
It seems like a lazy bum and a serious coward.
“No, but removing it by inserting a tube can be dangerous… If done wrong, it can even lead to death.”
[I still don’t like it! You do it for me! If you save me, I’ll do anything for you!]
“Anything?”
[Yes, I will do anything for you, as long as it is not something I have to fight for!]
From what he had seen it say, it seems like it absolutely hates seeing blood.
There was nothing he could do because the creature receiving treatment strongly refused.
“Elmud, can you prepare a long, hard iron bar? One that has the outside perfectly trimmed.”
“Yes, my lord.”
There is no endoscope in this world.
He had to somehow make do with a substitute.
Raymond thought, holding up a long iron bar.
‘A rigid bronchoscope is exactly like this stick shape.’
A rigid bronchoscope is different from a typical flexible bronchoscope in that it looks like a long metal rod.
‘I have to somehow use this stick as an endoscope.’
Of course, it wasn’t easy.
This is because the stick lacked two essential elements of an endoscope: a lens and a control unit.
‘We can’t make such cutting-edge stuff here, so we have to use other methods.’
Another way.
It’s magic.
Fortunately, he was able to quickly find a suitable spell.
‘Purchase Skill, Eyes of the Sky Magic!’
[You have purchased the magic skill ‘Eye of the Sky’!]
[200 skill points are consumed!]
[Eyes of the Sky]
Category: Auxiliary (magic) skills
Magic Class: Standard (Basic Applied Magic)
Skill level: D
Light attribute application magic
-You can share your vision through the medium!
-Low proficiency, can only use close range mediums!
-As your proficiency increases, you can use mediators from a longer distance!
‘Okay. If we use the end of the stick as a medium, we can secure a field of view like the lens of an endoscope. The problem is the control part.’
If the lens is the eye of the endoscope, the operating panel is the hand of the endoscope.
We had to devise a hand to remove the foreign object.
‘There’s no need for high-level movements. A hook level is enough.’
After much thought, he came up with a solution.
“Elmud, would you please tie a thin rope to the end of this stick?”
Everyone looked puzzled.
They had no idea what Raymond was trying to do.
Of course, Elmud followed Raymond’s instructions faithfully without any such questions.
‘It is a great disrespect to doubt my lord! My lord must have some great intention.’
As if that was certain, Raymond had something on his mind.
‘Buy, Bind Magic!’
[You have purchased the ‘Bind’ magic skill!]
[Consumes 200 skill points!]
[Bind]
Category: Auxiliary (magic) skills
Magic Class: Standard (Basic Applied Magic)
Skill level: D
Earth attribute application magic
– Bind your opponent using rope or string!
-As your proficiency increases, you can create more powerful bindings using a wider variety of media!
The plan was to move a thin rope to tie up the foreign substance and take it out!
‘Okay, now let’s do it.’
Raymond looked at the iron bar with the rope hanging from it.
It looked… terribly shabby, but it still had all the necessary functions.
Finally, the stick and rope were disinfected as much as possible. Perfect sterilization is difficult, but the cleanliness standard for endoscopic procedures is not ‘sterilization’ (eliminating all microorganisms), but ‘high-level disinfection’ (eliminating most bacteria).
“I’m going to start treatment soon. Can you lie down?”
The position for a rigid endoscopic procedure is lying down with your face up.
Raymond was worried whether the griffin would be able to lie down, but surprisingly, it lay down easily.
And in a position that looks very comfortable.
[I like lying down the best.]
“…”
The more Raymond got to know him, the stranger he seemed to be.
He coughed and took pre-operative measures.
It was sleep inducing.
‘But will the sleeping pills used on humans work on demons?’
As expected, it wasn’t effective at all.
It was because of the lower-level poison resistance that the upper-level demons had.
The accompanying wizard had no choice but to use sleep magic, but this too did not work due to the magic resistance of the high-level demon.
‘What should I do?’
At that moment, the griffin sent a voice.
[It’s okay, human of enchantment. I am the great Elder Griffin! I can endure any hardship.]
‘I thought you said earlier that you couldn’t have surgery…?’
The griffin shouted as if he didn’t hear.
[I am great!]
“…”
They had no choice but to perform the procedure without inducing sleep.
‘Will it be okay? It must be very painful to have to put a long stick in his throat.’
Raymond was worried, but there was nothing he could do.
‘Use magic, Eye of the Sky!’
[Skill, ‘Eye of the Sky’ is activated!]
[Share the medium and the view!]
[Mana is consumed! (Remaining mana: 54, can be maintained for a total of 162 seconds!)]
Mana was consumed faster than expected.
‘What’s running so fast? It costs about 1 mana per 3 seconds? I only have about 3 minutes.’
3 minutes!
Oh no, time passed by in an instant.
Raymond moved his hand, focusing his sight on the end of the stick.
He entered the organ, which looked like a stack of wheels, by pressing down on it with his thick tongue.
But at that moment!
The situation he was worried about has come to pass.
“Kruk!”
The long stick made the griffin twist its body, making it even more suffocated!
“Master!”
“Master! It’s dangerous!”
Those watching from the side were startled and raised their swords.
Elmud was about to swing his sword because he was afraid that Raymond would be in danger due to the Griffin’s rampage.
“Wait a minute! Wait a minute! It’s okay!”
Raymond shouted at the griffin too.
“It’ll be over soon, so just hold on a little longer!”
He tried to enter as carefully as possible, but the griffin was unable to calm down and was breathing heavily.
It was a natural reaction to feel out of breath.
‘What should I do? Should I stop the procedure, stabilize it, and then try again?’
But that couldn’t be done because of mana.
A minute passed in an instant.
There is only about 30 mana left. There is only about 1 minute and 30 seconds left.
‘I have to do something.’
He gritted his teeth and tried to push through with the stick, but the griffn reacted even more violently.
[Stop, stop. I, I can’t breathe…! Stop, stop. Stop!]
The griffin’s eyes grew dim as if it was not just a joke. In reality, he was suffering from severe hypoxia.
‘Damn, if only we could provide oxygen.’
To cope with such situations, modern Earth bronchoscopes are equipped with devices to supply oxygen.
‘I won’t be able to hold out like this. What’s the solution?’
Raymond thought quickly.
Is it because he thought about it earnestly?
A brilliant idea occurred to me.
‘Use skill, wind magic!’
It was wind magic!
[Standard grade wind magic is activated!]
[Compared to the magic level, the intelligence stat is ‘very’ high!]
[Detailed ‘application’ of magic becomes possible!]
Raymond used his high intelligence to manipulate magic to control the movement of the wind.
This allows air to flow into the lungs through a narrow gap between the bronchial wall and the rod.
It worked, Griffin’s complexion improved a little.
But an additional problem arose,
[Mana consumption is further accelerated by the use of wind magic!]
[Remaining Mana: 20]
Raymond gritted his teeth.
Considering the accelerated mana drain rate, there isn’t even a minute left.
‘There’s no chance. I have to do it at once.’
Raymond urged Griffin earnestly.
“Please. You must not move now.”
Even if air is supplied, if the stick is inserted deep into the trachea, it will feel a tremendous foreign body sensation.
It’s easy to think about it. It’s so painful to just get a few drops of water in, so it must have been painful to get a long stick in there.
However, if it moves its body because it is painful, the procedure will fail.
It had to endure it somehow.
Raymond spoke with as much sincerity as he could.
“I will definitely save you, so please trust me.”
[…!]
Did their hearts connect?
The griffin’s eyes fluttered and its body suddenly stopped.
It decided to try to endure it somehow.
‘Let’s go.’
Raymond gritted his teeth and pushed the stick in.
There are now about 30 seconds left.
‘If I make even one mistake, it’s over.’