Chapter 336: Paper cutting level, correcting the flaws of the sharp knife
"The person recommended by Xiao Zhou is indeed reliable!"
Director Hu Kan already had great trust in Zhou Can, and now after a preliminary assessment of Jin Mingxi's steady knife skills, he seemed quite surprised.
“Have you ever held a scalpel on stage?”
"I have! But they were all minor level one and level two surgeries." Jin Mingxi answered honestly.
“Yeah, that’s good!”
Director Hu Kan nodded slightly, and with trembling hands he took out a piece of A4 paper and folded it in half twice.
He then took out a brand new scalpel and a pack of blades from the desk drawer.
"Put on the blade and try your knife skills."
It is rare to use A4 paper to test knife skills.
After installing the blade, Jin Mingxi looked at Director Hu Kan.
"Xiao Zhou, draw a 5cm long straight line for him."
Director Hu Kan's hands were shaking so badly that if he were to draw the lines, they would definitely be irregular wavy lines. It was estimated that even a first-level chief physician would not be able to meet such high incision requirements.
Zhou Can drew a straight line about 5 cm long.
He had practiced drawing, and the straight lines he drew looked just like those drawn with a ruler.
"Okay, start cutting. Cut through the first layer of paper exactly the length of the line."
The requirement proposed by Director Hu Kan was quite demanding, but in the eyes of a top cardiothoracic surgeon like him, this was just basic surgical skills.
After hearing the request, Jin Mingxi couldn't help but look embarrassed.
"Old Jin, just go for it. Don't you practice steady sword skills every day? Just perform normally." Zhou Can encouraged him.
If we don't find a successor for Director Hu Kan, it will be difficult to escape today.
It can not only solve Director Hu's successor problem, but also help a good friend get a great opportunity, killing two birds with one stone.
Jin Mingxi gritted his teeth, took two deep breaths, and then stood up straight, holding the scalpel, his eyes gradually became sharper. He pressed the blade firmly on the paper, then dragged the blade back and drew it along the straight line drawn by Zhou Can.
The speed is neither fast nor slow, quite steady.
This time, although I can’t say that my performance was exceptional, it was at least normal.
When you reach the end of the straight line, raise your wrist and put away the knife.
"Uncover the first layer of paper!"
Director Hu Kan gave the order calmly.
When you peel off the first layer of folded paper, you can see a faint knife mark on the second layer. But it's not bad, at least the second layer of paper is not torn.
"good!"
Director Hu Kan's tone did not sound particularly satisfied.
"Xiao Zhou, draw another 4cm straight line for him."
It seems like this is going to be a further test for Jin Mingxi.
Zhou Can did as he was told.
"Cut through two layers of paper this time!"
Director Hu Kan said to Jin Mingxi.
Jin Mingxi had only managed to get through the first level by luck, barely passing. Now that the difficulty had been increased and he was asked to cut through two layers of paper, he couldn't help but show fear on his face.
It's like looking at a series of steep cliffs and wanting to climb up without the ability. Anyone would be scared.
Cutting two layers is much more difficult than cutting one layer.
Jin Mingxi didn't have that ability, so he was naturally afraid.
"Old Jin, be bold but careful!" Zhou Can caught a glimpse of a hint of displeasure on Director Hu Kan's face and quickly reminded Jin Mingxi.
Being a surgeon requires courage. Being timid like a woman is an absolute taboo.
Any senior doctor who sees this will shake his head and feel disappointed.
Director Hu Kan has extremely high requirements for selecting his successor, and Jin Mingxi's performance is somewhat disappointing. I'm afraid this matter today is very uncertain.
Fortunately, Jin Mingxi has rich social experience and has some vision.
Realizing that something was wrong, he mustered up his courage, grabbed the scalpel and cut towards the straight line again.
This time the force of the knife was obviously heavier .
It must be heavy, otherwise the second layer cannot be cut. However, the control of force is very subtle and tests a doctor's knife skills.
"Turn it over! If I heard you correctly, you have already cut to the third layer."
Director Hu Kan is so awesome. He can tell which layer has been cut just by listening to the sound.
Jin Mingxi was a little skeptical and peeled off the paper layer by layer.
Suddenly my face felt hot.
Not only did it cut through the third layer, but it also didn’t cut through the beginning of the second layer. The end was cut too hard, cutting right through the third layer, and even touching the fourth layer with clear knife marks.
If this had been done on a patient, an accident would have occurred.
Many medical students do not understand why they are required to dissect the body layer by layer in the cadaver class and not rush. Only when they are actually on the operating table can they understand the good intentions of the cadaver teacher.
In fact, it is not just the anatomy teachers in schools who ask students to dissect the body layer by layer, but senior doctors in hospitals also make the same request.
If we find someone not listening to advice, our surgery rights will be revoked immediately.
"There is no need to conduct the following tests. Your knife skills should be quite good, but unfortunately your knife skills and psychological quality are a bit ridiculous. With your current performance, you are not qualified to be my successor. However, for Xiao Zhou's sake, I can give you a training opportunity. If you are willing, you can go directly to the cardiothoracic surgery department to learn surgery from me starting tomorrow."
Director Hu Kan gave his evaluation.
Jin Mingxi lacked the guidance of a famous teacher, and basically relied on his own hard work. So his knife skills were not bad, but he lacked some advanced knife skills and experience.
As for psychological quality, this can only be trained through more practice. There is no other shortcut.
"I do, I do! Thank you Director Hu for giving me this precious opportunity!"
Jin Mingxi and Zhou Can are as close as brothers. Since he is benefiting from Zhou Can's help, he is not in a hurry to thank him.
True friends never say thank you, but return the favor when the other person needs help.
"Lao Jin is actually a very hard-working person, but he just lacks some opportunities. I believe that with Director Hu's careful training, he will definitely grow quickly and will not let you down."
Zhou Can was standing by and helping Jin Mingxi speak.
"Your words are like honey, but you don't take any real action. Is it so difficult to agree to be my successor?"
Director Hu Kan has completely different attitudes towards Jin Mingxi and Zhou Can.
When it comes to treating Jin Mingxi, he is the dignified chief physician who looks down on him.
Treating Zhou Can, who is both a teacher and a friend, is obviously much more casual.
And when he looked at Zhou Can, the love in his eyes was enough to make countless people jealous.
"I'd better forget it! The steady knife method doesn't seem to suit me. Besides, Doctor Xu won't agree to it."
Zhou Can shook his head.
"Your level is much better than that of this young man named Jin. If you don't believe me, let's do a test." Director Hu Kan didn't believe what Zhou Can said at all.
"I'd better not do that. My poor knife skills are simply embarrassing."
Zhou Can waved his hands and refused to take the test.
"Don't worry, I just want to get to know your strength. Even if you are good at cutting, I can't force you to stay if you don't agree to be my successor. Besides, my original intention is just to see what shortcomings you have in your knife skills, and give you some corrections so that you can become better."
After Director Hu Kan said this, Zhou Can had no way to refuse.
I had no choice but to nod and agree immediately.
"Draw two straight lines yourself."
Director Hu Kan said to Zhou Can.
Zhou Can followed his instructions and drew a 5cm straight line and a 4cm straight line.
"Is it still right to cut one layer or two layers?"
He asked Director Hu Kan.
"Um!"
Director Hu nodded.
After receiving a positive answer, Zhou Can held the scalpel, his body sank slightly, and his whole aura became very different. It was as if the legendary god of war was possessed.
This powerful aura, where man and knife are one, man uses the knife's power and the knife helps man's momentum, can only be found in an outstanding chief surgeon.
This also shows that Zhou Can's swordsmanship is no longer at the entry level, and he may have already touched the threshold of the next level.
Otherwise, it is impossible to achieve the state of unity between man and sword.
Zhou Can didn't have the same preparations as Jin Mingxi, who was holding back his bowel movement or preparing for execution. He just casually cut with a knife. It seemed simple and ordinary, but it just happened to split the entire straight line in half.
This is obviously much more powerful than Jin Mingxi.
You know, when Jin Mingxi cut the straight line, it was not uniform, and there was a small range of distortion in the knife path. Some lines were thicker on the left, some on the right, and some even touched the edge of the line.
So, although surgical skills seem to involve using an operation, there is a huge difference between the levels of surgery.
The layman just watches the excitement, but only the expert can see the tricks.
After cutting the first 5cm long straight line with one knife, Zhou Can did not need to do any preparation work, and he easily cut the second 4cm long straight line with one knife.
“Is this… all?”
Jin Mingxi almost popped his eyes out of shock.
Watching Zhou Can returning to the dormitory every day, just cutting radishes and pork skins as usual, I didn't expect that the gap in strength between the two sides had become so big.
I really don't know how this guy practiced?
Could it be that talent is more important than we thought?
Jin Mingxi really couldn't figure it out, and ultimately could only blame it on his talent.
Because he thought he worked just as hard as Zhou Can when practicing sword skills. However, due to his limited financial resources, he could not afford to eat two large bags of radishes every day.
So when practicing, there will be some saving behaviors.
Cutting back on food and clothing is an experience that most medical students have had. Although the training is subsidized by the government and the hospital also pays a basic salary, life is still tight.
Why have there been so many calls to abolish the residency training system in recent years?
A family works hard to support a medical student, and after he or she finally enters the society and works, he or she still has to be exploited by the hospital for three years.
Who can stand this?
The hospital is able to operate normally thanks to two large groups of cheap labor: interns and trainees.
Therefore, this involves a multi-party game.
However, the main purpose is to protect the patient's life safety. If a medical student who has not received standardized training directly treats and operates on patients, countless patients will probably become victims.
No patient wants to be a guinea pig for medical students.
It was just a hemorrhoidectomy, and an experienced and skilled general surgeon could probably complete the operation in just over ten minutes. But a medical student who had just graduated from school would have destroyed the patient's anus with just one cut.
It’s scary to think about.
There is also prescription drugs. Medical students can prescribe them directly, and patients' minor illnesses may turn into serious ones, or even die after taking the drugs.
Just ask, which patient or family member is not afraid?
If that time really comes, will anyone still dare to go to the hospital for treatment?
"Young man, take off the paper and take a look."
Hu Kan said to Jin Mingxi.
I just wanted to let Jin Mingxi know how big the gap is between him and others.
Jin Mingxi tried to peel off the first layer of paper and check the 5cm straight line.
"It didn't cut into the second piece of paper, not even a shallow mark. But the first layer seems to have not been cut!" When he found that Zhou Can didn't cut the first layer of paper, he felt a little more balanced.
It seems that the gap between the two is not that big!
"Take a closer look!"
Director Hu Kan seemed to have known the result already and just looked at Jin Mingxi with a playful expression.
Not to mention Zhou Can himself.
When he now performs autopsies on patients, he has developed a very good sense of knife skills and can clearly feel how deep the scalpel has cut and what tissue it has cut.
For example, if the blade touches the blood vessel wall, you can feel it immediately.
Therefore, when he performs surgery on patients now, it is basically impossible to cut into other organs or important tissues.
This kind of ability is actually much better than that of ordinary attending physicians.
Jin Mingxi slightly bent the paper in confusion, and an incredible scene appeared. The place that seemed to be uncut was actually neatly separated, revealing a gap.
hiss!
He couldn't help but gasp.
“So strong!”
Only at this moment did he realize how big the gap was between him and Zhou Can.
It's like the difference between heaven and earth, and it's not at all what he had imagined before.
"The truly amazing knife skills are that after cutting, it looks like nothing has changed to the naked eye. In fact, the human tissue has been successfully cut. Although this is just a piece of paper, it is enough to show that Xiao Zhou's knife skills have already reached a fairly high level."
Director Hu Kan's explanations were actually meant specifically for Jin Mingxi.
It is to guide Jin Mingxi and let him understand what kind of effect the powerful swordsmanship should achieve.
"Look at the second 4cm long line."
Jin Mingxi tried to check and saw that the second line was also cut very neatly, just in the middle of the line. And without bending the paper line, the naked eye could not see that the paper had been cut.
He bent the first layer of paper and the entire line was cut. He bent the second layer of paper and the same thing happened.
Then check the third layer of paper to see if there are any knife marks.
You can see very faint knife marks, which are almost imperceptible to the naked eye.
"Now do you know the gap between you and Xiao Zhou?"
"I get it! His swordsmanship is simply abnormal. I am at least several years behind him." Jin Mingxi lowered his head in shame.
"It's a good thing to realize the gap between yourself and others. Only by knowing shame and then being brave can you improve." Director Hu Kan nodded slightly. His eyes turned to Zhou Can again. "Xiao Zhou, how about making it a little more difficult and try cutting three layers?"
"My current level is only enough to cut two layers at a time. Cutting three layers may be successful, but I would never dare to use it during surgery." With Zhou Can's current level, the chances of success are very high if he cuts the third layer.
Basically, the fourth layer will not be damaged.
But even if there was only a 1% chance of failure, he would never try it on a patient.
"The disciples taught by Doctor Xu are different. They guard the red line of safety more strictly than anyone else." Director Hu Kan could not help but feel envious. "Okay! You always like to hide your weaknesses. There is not much point in testing you further. Your knife skills are already quite impressive, but from what I saw just now, there are still some areas that need improvement. For example, you have the habit of dragging the knife when you put it away, which is not good."
When Zhou Can was putting away the knife, he naturally developed the habit of dragging the knife because he was doing it so quickly.
For example, when cutting a 4cm length, he would put away the knife when he cut to 3.7cm, and then drag the knife about 0.3cm. If you control it well, it will not go wrong, but there are definitely risks.
A sharp knife must be both fast and accurate; there is no such thing as one without flaws.
In fact, whether it is a fast knife, a slow knife, or a precise knife technique, each knife technique has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Zhou Can’s pursuit is to control the shortcomings within a certain range as much as possible and not cause accidental harm to patients.
"This habit is really bad. Do you have any good ideas to help me correct it?"
Zhou Can asked for advice humbly.
It would be better if these shortcomings could be solved.
"It is extremely difficult for you, the successor of the Quick Knife, to completely correct this problem. But there are some ways to correct it," said Director Hu Kan.
