webnovelfull Chapter 703 Cholera
Chapter 703 Cholera
The bottom layer is covered with crushed charcoal. The charcoal pieces are neither too big nor too small, and the gaps are enough for air to pass through.
The charcoal was covered with a layer of fine sand, which had been washed clean and dried in the sun from the river.
A layer of broken tiles was laid on top of the fine sand, and finally a layer of freshly cut, washed hay was laid on top.
Finally, rinse with charcoal - I heard that charcoal can absorb strange smells in the water and stick to some dirt.
It leaked down layer by layer, and the water dripping from the small holes into the clay basin below no longer had any muddy color, and looked almost the same as the clear water in the well.
The victims were initially skeptical, but after trying the water, they were amazed: "This method is truly miraculous! Using these common ingredients, we can actually make water clean!"
Bai Wanwan came up with this idea when she was in Bianjing City.
It's the same on her side, all the drinking water has to go through a filter.
The rain that had been falling for several days finally stopped. When the sky cleared up, Bai Wanwan found a chance and went straight to Gu Sinian.
Gu Sinian was squatting outside the disaster relief tent with a frown on his face. There were several sick people lying in the tent, coughing and groaning constantly. He was anxiously asking someone to find medicine.
Then he heard Zhang Dequan shouting happily behind him: "The young master is here! The young master is outside!"
Gu Sinian didn't care about anything else and ran out.
In the sunlight at the door, Bai Wanwan was wearing a purple coarse cloth skirt with a little mud on the hem. Her hair was simply tied into a bun. She was very plain, but looked energetic.
He walked over quickly, his voice light with relief: "Wanwan, thank you for the hard work along the way."
Bai Wanwan smiled and shook her head, "Brother is the one who's working hard. How's it going here now?"
Gu Sinian sighed and glanced into the shed:
“We’ve resettled quite a few disaster victims, but there are also many who are sick, and we don’t have enough medicine.
A few days ago, I robbed the Prince of Zhennan's food supplies, and he sent several waves of soldiers to investigate. I'm afraid this matter has become a big deal."
Bai Wanwan was stunned: "Brother Si Nian, how did you offend such an evil star?"
Even though she was in Bianjing City, she had heard a little about it. It was he who single-handedly led the Zhennan Army.
Even if a soldier got into trouble outside, he might curse him but would definitely protect him behind his back.
Last year, a personal soldier got drunk and beat up the magistrate's sedan chair bearer, and the magistrate wanted to arrest him.
Qin Biao directly blocked the gate of the government office with his personal soldiers, saying that I will teach my people a lesson myself and it is not up to outsiders to touch them. In the end, the prefect had to apologize with a smile.
Gu Sinian scratched his head. Bai Wanwan looked at him and asked, "What did you do with those soldiers?"
"Kill him..."
"It's so neat and clean! I really admire your courage." Bai Wanwan couldn't believe her ears.
How did her brother Si Nian become like this? Is she responsible?
Gu Sinian frowned. He knew that he had been reckless these past two days. This matter was actually not difficult to investigate.
Gu Sinian sighed and said:
"At worst, just arrest me. The Zhennan King's garrison shouldn't have been here in the first place.
And this food is used to provide relief to disaster victims.”
Bai Wanwan looked at him and said, "Don't worry about it for now. Let's save these disaster victims first."
"I'm short of medicinal herbs..." As soon as Gu Sinian finished speaking, she saw the pharmacist behind her unpacking their bags, which were full of prepared medicinal herbs.
Bai Wanwan looked at them and said, "There are many disaster victims here, and everyone's symptoms are different. Your pulse diagnosis skills are already very high, so you can begin."
Although these pharmacists have only studied for a few years, they have no problems with their medical skills of observation, smell, questioning and palpation.
The method Bai Wanwan taught them was based on many current diseases, so they knew a lot.
After the young doctor took the patient's pulse, he pried open his eyelids and took a look, frowning:
"You are not hungry, you ate something dirty.
A weak pulse and yellow eyelids indicate foul air has entered the stomach and intestines.
Food that has been soaked in water is most likely to grow mold."
The old man reached into his bosom and pulled out a hard cake wrapped in oil paper. When he opened it, he found that the edges were black and had mold spots on them, and it smelled damp.
"This is it. I made it before the flood. It's been sitting there for four or five days.
A few days ago, I couldn't hold it any longer, so I scooped up some roadside water, softened it, and took a couple of sips.
The young doctor frowned and said, "This cake is definitely inedible. Just throw it away!"
"Wouldn't it be a shame to waste such good bread? What if I end up hungry again..."
The young lady said sternly, "If you want to eat, I won't stop you, but eating any more will definitely cost lives. We have clean water and food here, so we won't starve for a while."
The old man then reluctantly threw away the pancake. This is the situation many people face.
Bai Wanwan had just handed the boiled medicine to a woman with a low fever when she heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the yard.
A young medical apprentice rushed in carrying a stretcher. The man on the stretcher had a pale face, a large area of the straw mat under him was wet, and he was suffering from diarrhea. He didn't even have the strength to groan.
"Girl! It's cholera! We've just found three cases, all in the shed over there!" The apprentice doctor was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
"I've been having severe vomiting and diarrhea. I'm so dehydrated I can barely open my eyes!"
Bai Wanwan frowned suddenly, turned around and ran towards the shed. Sure enough, there were three patients lying in the shed, all curled up, and some were still retching, vomiting out clear water.
Some people suffer from persistent diarrhea, and a fishy stench mixed with a damp and moldy smell hits them in the face.
The youngest boy's fingers had begun to twitch and his lips were pale.
Bai Wanwan was unusually calm:
"Quickly take a clean cloth and dip it in warm water, and wipe their foreheads and necks!
Uncle Li, immediately boil two large pots of water, let it cool down to a temperature that is not too hot, add two spoonfuls of salt and one spoonful of sugar, stir well and bring it here!
She squatted down and said, "Open your mouth."
The young man reluctantly opened his mouth, and Bai Wanwan immediately scooped a spoonful of warm salt water and put it into his mouth bit by bit: "Swallow slowly, yes, you will have strength after swallowing."
Someone nearby asked anxiously, "Girl, don't you need some medicine?"
Bai Wanwan fed another patient water while saying without raising her head:
"The key to cholera is dehydration. First, replenish your blood with saline solution to preserve your blood volume!
Aunt Zhang, go get all the clean ceramic bowls over there.
Place one next to each patient and feed them two spoonfuls every once in a while, even if they spit it out!"
Bai Wanwan squatted beside the medicine box and searched through it. She kept muttering to the apprentice beside her:
"First, take out the bag of purslane. You need the dried purslane. It can stop diarrhea.
This is what we often call the longevity vegetable, and it is safest to drink it by boiling it in water."
She took out a small cloth bag and opened it to reveal some gray-green leaves.
"There's also brocade grass. Look at its leaves, which grow close to the ground, and its stems are a little red.
It can cleanse the stomach and intestines, and when cooked with purslane, the medicinal effect is even more substantial."
She rummaged through the bottom of the medicine box, took out a clay pot, and poured out a few dark brown pills:
"This is the Huoxiang pill I prepared earlier. Grind it up and mix it into the medicine soup to stop vomiting.
Only if the person stops vomiting can the salt water and medicine be retained."