Chapter 351 The Wandering Taoist Priest
Ge Zhongxing expressed dissatisfaction!
In his opinion, Fei Yu, an old man, only used little tricks and relied on luck to cure a few people. When it came to medicine, how could it compare to his own family background? Moreover, treating diseases and treating people is not just something you want to do, it should be based on medical books!
So he still insisted: "If a fracture is broken but the skin is not broken, it should be treated with medicine and bound with a fir leather clip."
Fei Yu curled his lips with disdain on his face: "It is better to have no books than to believe in books! You are younger than me, but you are stubborn and don't know how to adapt at all!"
Ge Zhongxing was about to faint with anger. Is this old guy bullying others just because of his age?
Fei Yu said in a tone of lecturing the younger generation: "How can fir bark be used because it is soft and weak? Whose bones are as soft as tree bark? Willow wood heals bones. If you want to heal bone injuries quickly, you must use something as solid as tree bark." The bones are sandwiched between willow boards!”
He glanced at the soldier's arm, nodded and praised: "It's just that Guazhou is not like Guanzhong. There are always very few willow trees, but it's good to find some wooden boards to clamp on first. I know how to adapt... Oh, by the way. Who used this bone-setting method?”
The sentimental old man had been arguing with Ge Zhongxing for a long time, and now he remembered the business...
Fang Jun said: "This is what I did."
It's just a broken bone. As long as it's fixed, any board will do. God knows there is such a thing as willow wood healing bones.
Could it be that peach wood can ward off evil spirits, and willow wood also have some unknown magical properties?
It’s too fantasy...
Fei Yu had a teachable look on his face, but he was not too arrogant. He seemed to like Fang Jun very much. He patiently explained and taught the willow bone-setting method, and said: "Just using willow plywood is not enough. After putting on the willow plywood, It is also necessary to apply soil and tie it tightly for fixation. People are born with the energy of the five elements. To treat bone injuries, the properties of wood and earth must be in harmony to see the effect. ”
Fang Jun was completely stunned...
Can this thing be related to the Five Elements Bagua?
Fei Yu misunderstood Fang Jun's shocked expression and thought he was shocked by his profound medical knowledge. With a bit of pride, he asked the attentive audience around him: "Who has ever seen a willow branch inserted in water that can To take root and grow leaves, it must be inserted into the soil?”
Everyone nodded their heads and said yes.
How can vegetation and trees survive without earth and rocks?
Ge Zhongxing opened his mouth, unable to refute. The ancients believed most in the theory of yin and yang of the five elements, and the oldest professions, including medicine and divination, paid most attention to the coordinated movement of yin and yang in the five elements. Hearing this, he tugged on his beard and pondered. Language, thinking hard.
After thinking about it for a while, I found that this truth does have some truth, which is hard to refute...
"The soil is soft, and it is used to fix the injury. I'm afraid it won't be too strong. Can I use something soil-based instead of the soil?" Fei Yu said suddenly. For some reason, his mind was particularly active at this time, and suddenly I remembered a question I had never thought about before.
In military camps, bruises and bruises are the most common injuries. Many are just ordinary fractures, but due to improper post-surgery care, the bones grow out of place and become lifelong disabilities.
Even Fei Yu, a veteran of Qihuang, could not change this situation.
But can it really not be changed?
Or have you never thought deeply before?
Fang Jun glanced at the old doctor and said, "You can use plaster."
Ge Zhongxing frowned and said: "What is the basis for using plaster for bone injuries?"
Fei Yu's eyes lit up: "The five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth are just broad categories. There are subdivisions below. Gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, and hardware belong to the metal category. Willows, elms, locust trees, and pine trees belong to the wood category. For example, gypsum Minerals such as those that cannot be smelted are included in the earth category. Gypsum is cold in nature and has the effect of relieving heat and toxins and clearing away heat diseases. It seems that it is not a bad idea..."
Speaking of this, he fell into deep thought again.
On the contrary, Ge Zhongxing, who had always been against him, followed the lead and said: "Gypsum is for external use, not for internal use. And if you want to use gypsum to treat bone injuries, you must first calcine it and turn it into powder to remove its coldness. Then mix it with water. Turn it into a mud shape and paste it on the injured area that has been bound with willow wood. Then tie it tightly with linen. The calcined gypsum will solidify when exposed to water, making it as solid as stone. Willow board, gypsum powder and water belong to wood, soil and water. In other words, if you want to heal the broken bones. Good, it must be nourished by water, soil and wood at the same time.”
Fei Yu slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "This is the perfect harmony between heaven and earth!"
What medical officers pay attention to is the properties and pharmacology of medicines.
It doesn’t matter what medicine or method, as long as it makes sense theoretically, it’s basically feasible.
At this time, an army doctor happened to be changing the dressing of the wounded man. He peeled off the layers of gauze, revealing a half-foot-long stab wound inside. The edges of the knife were carefully sewn together with needles and threads, like an ugly centipede clinging to the body.
Fei Yu suddenly became energetic and leaned over to watch carefully.
"Is this how you sew? It's very simple. Isn't it just like sewing clothes? How many days have you been sewing this incision?"
The doctor who accompanied the army who was changing the dressing replied: "Today is the third day."
"Three days?!" Fei Yu almost rolled his eyes waiting...
It's only been three days and the wound has already healed together?
The doctor who accompanied the army had a proud look on his face. He had sewn the incision with his own hands under the guidance of Marquis Xinxiang. He immediately explained the steps in detail.
After hearing this, Fei Yu praised: "Genius! What a genius idea!"
Then he turned around and bowed deeply to Fang Jun: "The Marquis of Xinxiang is indeed very skilled in medicine, I admire him, I admire him!"
He is knowledgeable and knows how many seriously injured people can be saved from death by this suturing method!
But Fang Jun shook his head and said: "I have never studied medicine. I read, listen and ask questions. I don't know anything about it. I don't know anything about acupuncture and prescribing. These methods are just learned from others. I really don't dare to take credit." ”
"Whose words are you reporting?" Fei Yu and Ge Zhongxing asked at the same time.
This kind of suturing method has never been developed before, and it is unimagined by anyone before, so the medical skills must be extraordinary.
"A wandering Taoist priest..."
He has also read time-travel novels, and summed up a rule that has always been tried and true - whenever you do something unbelievable, just push it on the wandering Taoist priest, and you will be sure to be fine...
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Fei Yu learned how to sew with one hand, and he was in a good mood, so he visited the injury camp.
The dormitories in the military camp all have bunks that lead from one end to the other. Only officers can sleep in single rooms. Although he did not have much time to build separate beds for the sick and wounded, Fang Jun still managed to erect wooden boards on the bunks to separate single rooms after repainting the boundary.
There are fourteen large and small barracks, excluding the nursing staff's residence, which can accommodate a total of more than one hundred beds. The sick and wounded were arranged in different barracks according to the severity and type of illness and injury. Each barrack has a varying number of full-time caregivers. For those with serious injuries, there will even be one-on-one caregivers to take care of them.
In addition to the barracks, there is also a washing room. The washing room has no walls, it is just a shed. Several large pots inside are constantly emitting hot steam. This is used to steam the sheets and clothes changed by the sick and wounded for disinfection. Those sheets and clothes are first washed with running water to remove dirt, then steamed at high temperature, dried in the sun, and then sent back for use.
After walking around for a long time, the more he looked, the more shocked he became. When he returned to the camp, Fei Yu praised: "This kind of environment has never been heard of or seen by me! But judging from its cleanliness, it can indeed play a big role in the recovery of the wounded. , Mr. Hou is really smart and well versed in medical principles! ”
Fang Jun looked at the wounded in the camp and said in a deep voice: "I can't guarantee that all of them will recover, but I can be sure that there will definitely be far fewer unnecessary deaths than in the past. Taking care of the patients is not about administering needles and medicine, but the most important thing is to use your heart. ! ”
Such a group of brave and fearless warriors could charge into battle and look forward to death, so how could they just watch them die sadly due to injuries that should not have resulted in death?
Fang Jun doesn't know anything about medical skills, but he has absolute confidence in improving the current medical and health care situation.
His confidence also comes from the legendary nurse Nightingale in later generations...
On the battlefields of the 19th century, the mortality rate of wounded soldiers did not decrease due to scientific progress. It always remained at a level of 30% to 50%. This was not because of medicine, but because of good intentions.
When Britain, France, Russia and Turkey went to war in Crimea, Florence Nightingale led a team of nurses to the field hospital. Without superb medical skills or magic drugs, but with meticulous care, the goddess with the lamp put the wounded soldiers in the field hospital. The mortality rate dropped to single digits.
This is a miracle brought about by benevolence. Fang Jun plans to copy it in Datang's sick and wounded camp, which can also bring a little hope to these bloody and fierce soldiers. (End of chapter)