"Please lie down on your back and tilt your head back." This position will make the oropharynx and laryngeal cavity closer to a straight line, which is more suitable for inserting the catheter. "I hope you haven't eaten too much, because you may have to
A little nauseated."
After the Duke had fully breathed and was ready, Kraft spread his teeth and inserted the low-profile laryngoscope that the craftsman had made on request into his mouth.
This hook-shaped tool has a curved metal leaf perpendicular to the handle that presses the surface of the tongue and reaches the base of the tongue. Based on the version used by otherworldly souls, it should be equipped with a small light to illuminate the deep scene for the operator.
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Regarding this unreasonable request, the craftsmen categorically stated that it was not feasible.
It can currently only perform the basic function of lifting the epiglottis. The glottis below is hidden in the darkness and cannot be seen clearly.
The catheter in hand is not genuine. Ideally, a guidewire with good shape should be inserted and the tube should be twisted into a suitable curvature. But there is neither such an ideal metal material nor a suitable one.
Bent pipe.
Inserting this straight catheter into the narrow glottis is equivalent to blindfolding the shooter and asking him to miss the target with a deflected arrow. Even if you know the approximate location of the target, it is a very test of your hand. The tube
It is more likely to enter the esophagus.
"Brighten the light." Kraft directed the attendant to move the light source to the correct position. He didn't want to use his mental senses directly yet. No one knew how long the next operation would last. He had to observe the inside of the lungs as much as possible.
Leave enough time margin.
With the bright light that was better than nothing, he increased the force of lifting the laryngoscope, roughly estimated the position of the glottis, and decisively inserted the catheter. The leather tube, which was slightly sluggish but had a decent hardness, was not blocked and went down relatively smoothly.
Traveled and entered a certain lumen.
Through the outer opening of the tube, Kraft felt the air flow as expected. If the length estimate was correct, it was now leading from the outside of the teeth to the bifurcation of the left and right main bronchi.
Everything is fine and temporary.
After completing the anti-foreign body suffocation insurance, Kraft began to repeat the previous air injection process. The operations of the past few days provided him with considerable operating experience, and he was skilled in sterilizing, draping, puncturing, and connecting the air bag.
"Everything is ready?"
The Duke silently agreed, the hard tube in his throat making it difficult to nod.
The sensory information of the mental organ flows into the mind, and the omnipresent and unobstructed vision can fully appreciate the inside and outside of everything around you.
The sense of security that he was in control felt as if the entire living room was held in by invisible hands, and the spread and flowing arms of his spirit made him feel wide and comfortable, extending to more than twenty steps away.
【It's growing】
It is not an immutable organ, but has grown and matured over repeated use and contact, trickling down to a point where it has expanded far beyond what it once was.
The bacterium in the cavity has nowhere to hide, and the space that periodically changes and contracts gradually collapses. The soft velvet cilia sway restlessly, break away from the lesion wall, and move in a wider direction in the instinct.
This process takes a while, like a living moss pulling its rhizoids out of the humus, using its whiskers like a leg.
"Hmm." The Duke wanted to express something, but the catheter suppressed his tongue.
"Your body temperature is rising. I guess there are some other troubles." Kraft first fixed the needle insertion point and called to the guards who were paying attention. "Come here, two people. If you have a convulsion later, be sure to hold down your body."
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This time is different. It can be expected that the next step must be completed during the bacterium activity. Abnormal trembling of the hands and feet follows the heat process.
The hyphae climb up the hollow fistula leading to the bronchus, deform and squeeze into the narrow tubular space, blocking the airway, and the diastolic and contraction movements of the corresponding lung segments are immediately blocked and slowed down.
The long-term formation of cavities gives the fungus too much room to grow. Only a small part can occupy the smaller bronchioles, and after the whole is squeezed in, a long cylindrical emboli is formed. However, the crawling speed is still slow, which makes it especially difficult to see a doctor.
Anxious.
From a certain perspective, it seems to explain why they are obsessed with finding parasitic bodies. The movement ability of hyphae is really poor.
The velvet tangles alternately crawled forward, and from time to time they probed out to explore other branch cavities. Wherever they moved, they blocked the trachea. The higher up the trachea, the larger the obstruction. At the same time, the obvious stimulation of movement made the Duke cough violently uncontrollably.
Adam's apple throbbed.
The tremor is sensed by the bacterium and lurks in the brain. The infection foci of the muscle bundles are activated. Chaotic motor information seizes control of the body. A slight tremor develops into a full-blown tonic-clonic seizure.
Each muscle seems to be given its own will, with increased tension and movement at different frequencies and amplitudes.
This morbid condition expands rapidly and becomes more severe than ever before, even involving the respiratory muscles that control the ups and downs of the chest. They fight against each other and the power to drive respiratory movements is disrupted.
"Take that air bag and inflate the tube!" At this time, endotracheal intubation finally came into use for its most common use, assisting breathing.
However, it is not connected to a ventilator and has no fixed structure. The effectiveness of the catheter that relies solely on the skin bag to inflate is really doubtful, and it cannot last for long. However, the bacterium in the right lung finally found the main bronchus, and the wider tube allowed it to crawl faster.
Many of them are about to reach the position of the tracheal carina and enter the trachea.
"hurry up……"
While he was busy, Kraft was distractedly paying attention to the patient's face. Of course, the twitching facial muscles could not reflect the patient's true expression. The key was that the color of the lips was vaguely darker, indicating the silent approaching hypoxia.
There are no branches in front of the bacterium. All we have to do next is wait for it to climb out of the trachea. With luck, Kraft can catch it in the throat.
However, the bacterium did not think so. The opening of the catheter was also near the bifurcation of the trachea. The small tubes and tracheal lumen with surging airflow made it fall into some confusion in judgment. It did not understand why the place where the airflow was more abundant was narrower.
After a brief pause, the hyphae stretched slightly, and then contracted. The leading filaments probed into the duct against the airflow, and the subsequent parts followed.
As a result, the trachea is no longer blocked, but the artificial channel that ventilation currently relies on is firmly blocked.
【Damn】
Kraft's mind went blank for a moment. The Duke's already dark red lips seemed to be turning purple. After all, no one in the world had ever dealt with the outrageous accident of retrograde obstruction of the duct by parasites in the lungs. He went through all the operation procedures in his mind.
No correspondence was found.
His basic ability to respond to situations made him realize that he didn't seem to have to worry about this.
[No, why do I still keep this thing?]
The lack of a fixed structure turned out to be an advantage. He released the airbag, successfully pulled the tube out of his throat, and threw it into the roaring fire.
The flames wrapped and licked the leather, heating and drying out the mycelium blocking it. The mental organs pressed in, firmly restraining the fungus that had lost its hostage, and the invisible force tore it into pieces, disintegrated and dissipated.