Chapter 356: Chapter 243: Heavy Metal Poisoning, Three Years of Drinking

“I’ve called 120.”

Liu Yan’Er returned and bent down to speak to him.

“Good. Her condition is stable for now, but we still can’t determine the cause of her illness. We’ll have to wait for hospital examinations.”

Qin Feng nodded and then had the security guards and two classmates carry her to the security room by the entrance.

“Careful, careful, put her down here. Good.”

“You two roommates stay. Everyone else, disperse.”

Qin Feng said to the group, then continued to monitor the girl’s condition to prevent any unexpected incidents.

Once the emergency vehicle arrives, it can take her quickly, minimizing any delays.

Most importantly, since her condition is unclear, intravenous fluids or medication shouldn’t be administered arbitrarily, as it can easily lead to other problems or even cause danger.

Just like that school doctor earlier, if really treated for heat stroke and given an IV,

there would be a high chance of complications!

This isn’t an external injury that can be clearly seen. Qin Feng could only make a preliminary judgment based on the current situation that there might be an issue in her abdominal cavity or blood.

Western medicine examinations can only go so far; the rest would have to rely on medical instruments.

“Qin Feng, will she be alright?”

Liu Yan’Er asked quietly, looking slightly anxious.

“From the current situation, it doesn’t seem too dangerous. At least she still has consciousness, but I suspect poisoning.”

“Poisoning?”

Upon hearing Qin Feng’s words, she couldn’t help but exclaim.

The two female roommates beside her were stunned, immediately exchanging a glance before appearing somewhat flustered.

“We… we get along well. There’s no way any of us would poison her!”

One of the girls, looking a bit pale, hurriedly explained.

“Don’t panic. When I said poisoning, I didn’t mean someone poisoned her deliberately.”

Qin Feng, hearing this, nearly faltered, shaking his head as he explained,

“In our daily lives, many situations and factors can cause poisoning. The simplest are food poisoning and contact with toxic substances through the skin or respiratory tract, among others.

She has evident mild burns in the upper digestive tract, which aligns with food poisoning.”

“Oh, so that’s it. You scared us.”

Upon hearing this, the two girls patted their chests, heaving a sigh of relief.

He then held the girl’s wrist, trying to diagnose the root cause through her pulse.

After a minute or two, Qin Feng withdrew his hand, sensing potential damage to the girl’s liver meridian.

There was roughly a 60-70% chance that it was poisoning, and the liver is one of the body’s detoxifying organs.

Coupled with the girl’s nosebleed and fainting, it likely wasn’t sudden poisoning, but rather chronic exposure over time.

And chronic poisoning is always linked to close contact in daily life!

Through the examination and pulse diagnosis, and various signs, the girl’s symptoms resembled a poisoning reaction.

Heavy metal!

In her daily life, heavy metals were the most possible contact.

Including in cosmetics, if they’re cheap or substandard, they often contain excessive heavy metals.

He had encountered a similar case in Jiangcheng, where a girl poisoned herself by using cheap cosmetics.

The current girl showed signs in her liver meridian, kidney meridian, lungs, and digestive tract burns, suggesting possible links to her eating habits.

“Has she consumed anything unusual lately?”

Qin Feng turned to ask the two girls.

“Unusual? Not really. She doesn’t even indulge in snacks usually and just eats at the cafeteria.”

One short-haired girl thought for a moment and shook her head,

“She often brews coffee to drink because she stays up late to study.”

Brew coffee?

Qin Feng fell into deep thought, his gaze suddenly fixating on the girl’s open bag.

He reached out and grabbed the thermos, its color almost completely worn off, and unscrewed the lid.

A rich yet bitter aroma wafted out, inside was still half a cup of steaming coffee.

Qin Feng poured the coffee from the cup into a nearby trash can.

Upon inspecting the cup again, his eyes immediately narrowed.

Indeed!

The culprit had been found!

“I know the cause of the illness.”

He looked up at the surrounding people and said solemnly.

“What?”

Liu Yan’Er quickly asked.

“Take a look yourselves.” He passed the thermos over, “The inside of the cup is corroded.”

Liu Yan’Er took it and glanced inside. She saw several prominent patches of the surface peeled away on the cup walls and bottom, revealing dark areas.

The other two girls also noticed, their faces showing puzzled expressions.

“Are you saying, there’s something wrong with this thermos?”

“That’s right. She’s been using this cup for a while, hasn’t she?”

Qin Feng nodded, then looked towards the two girls.

“Yes, she’s had this cup since university; it’s been about three years. We bought matching ones when we went shopping back then because they were cheap.”

The short-haired girl immediately nodded, recalling the origins of the insulated bottle,

“I used it for half a year, and when the exterior wore off, I replaced it. She was reluctant to part with it and kept using it until now.”

“Then there’s no mistake. If I’m correct, her current condition is very likely caused by the insulated bottle.”

Qin Feng was now about 80 to 90 percent sure, and his tone became much more confident,

“Using this insulated bottle long-term, the stainless steel on the interior surface corrodes and peels off, exposing inferior stainless steel inside.

stainless steel itself is not food-grade and poses certain risks. Coupled with the possibility that the inner material isn’t even stainless steel, frequent exposure to high temperatures and corrosive substances leads to significant heavy metal dilution and ingestion, naturally accumulating in the body over time and causing heavy metal poisoning.”

Hearing this, the short-haired girl was stunned, feeling a chill down her spine.

She remembered using this kind of insulated bottle herself back then.

“Doc… doctor, do I have a problem too?”

She looked fearful at the thought and asked nervously.

“No, your usage time was short, and it was quite a while ago. Even if there were minor traces of heavy metals, they’ve already been metabolized.”

Qin Feng glanced at her and shook his head in denial,

“Your situation is different from hers. Her condition is due to prolonged use.

But this is my preliminary diagnosis. We’ll need a detailed examination at the hospital for a conclusive diagnosis.”

“Got it, got it. Doctor, you must save her!”

The short-haired girl looked at the comatose girl with concern and pleaded.

“Don’t worry, once the ambulance arrives, you guys can go along.”

“Alright, alright.”

…

Qin Feng glanced at the bottle again, especially at the bottom of the insulated interior, where a piece had fallen off, revealing ’201’ clearly marked!

Industrial-grade stainless steel, and only a thin layer at that.

Truly malicious and harmful!

He remembered a few years ago when Jiuzhou TV Station exposed cases of toxic insulated bottles, and he didn’t expect it to remain rampant.

But sometimes, there is no choice; the lure of profit fuels greed in people.

An ordinary insulated bottle on the market costs dozens or even hundreds of yuan, with high-end ones reaching several hundreds or thousands!

The hefty profits, coupled with a lack of market regulation, lead to a rampant circulation of these inferior insulated bottles.

Ordinary people lack the ability to discern or the means to test. Even if the packaging says 304 food-grade stainless steel, the actual bottle could be made from 201 industrial stainless steel. How could consumers go for testing just for an insulated bottle?

The severe lack of market regulation exposes everyone to these dangers!

Short-term use might be relatively less dangerous, but this girl became a victim.

Beep beep~

Soon, an ambulance with its blue lights flashing stopped at the school entrance.

The doors opened, and two nurses and a person in a white coat rushed out with a stretcher.

“Where is the patient?”

“Here!”

Qin Feng waved at them and quickly pushed the stretcher into the security office, seeing the girl on the lounge chair.

“What’s the situation?”

The accompanying doctor immediately stepped forward to examine her while asking.

“Chronic heavy metal poisoning, likely chromium, nickel, manganese. First, establish an intravenous line, administer a balanced solution drip, the patient’s liver, kidney, and lungs show varying degrees of moderate symptoms, and there’s minor burning in the digestive tract.”

Qin Feng explained the situation in detail.

The doctor was amazed by the professional explanation.

What was the situation?

Even the cause of the illness was identified?

“I’m an attending physician in the intensive care unit at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, you guys should hurry.”

Qin Feng immediately identified himself, then handed over the insulated bottle,

“This is the toxic source. Take it for testing to assist in treatment.”

“Alright, thank you, thank you!”

Upon hearing Qin Feng’s words, the doctor froze for a moment, then looked shocked, quickly nodded and took the bottle,

“Load her onto the stretcher, family members?”

“We, we’re her friends, we’ll go along.”

The two girls hurriedly stepped forward upon hearing this.

“Alright, let’s go.”

The doctor nodded and looked at Qin Feng,

“Thank you, Dr. Qin, we’ll be going now.”

With that, they turned swiftly and left.

The ambulance drove off with its sirens blaring, disappearing at the intersection.

“Will she be alright?”

Liu Yan’Er still seemed a bit anxious, and asked worriedly.

“Don’t worry, it’s not a big problem, but she might need to be hospitalized for a while to expel the heavy metals from her body and relieve the poisoning.

Fortunately, it was discovered early. If it went on any longer, organ failure might have occurred, sigh~”

Qin Feng shook his head and explained, then glanced at the coffee in the trash can, with a heavy tone,

“It’s really harmful!”

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