Chapter 981 In Hawaii (VIII)
What followed was a flurry of activity. Jack temporarily stabilized the FBI agent's injuries with healing techniques. The two gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen almost made the 50- or 60-year-old agent lose his life. Nearly one-third of the body's blood.
Perhaps because of aging, the body's functions are not as strong as those of young people. The premature hemorrhagic shock caused him to fall into a long-term near-death state.
However, the problem is still very difficult. Dying is dying. In this situation where the whole body's organs are in failure due to ischemia, even Jack's treatment can only temporarily delay the time of death without showing a "miracle".
Although his treatment technique was very unscientific, it still followed the law of conservation of matter, and in front of everyone, Jack was unable to forcefully feed the injured a full stomach of sugar water to replenish the lost blood.
The first aid kit in Cheng Hao's car only contained epinephrine and naloxone injection needles, not even glucose. The injured now urgently needed electrolyte water for infusion.
Now the old agent was relying on Jack's healing skills. If they had been a few minutes late, his heartbeat might have stopped completely.
At this time, Danny and Kono had already searched the cabin and hurried back after confirming that there was no threat. "There was no one in the house. There were signs of forced entry and footprints, but no trace of Julie was found."
Cheng Hao on the side just hung up the satellite phone, "The Coast Guard has a rescue helicopter that can be mobilized, but it will take at least half an hour to complete the preparations. Plus the time on the road will take at least 45 minutes. At the same time, we must clear a landing area first. field.
In addition, HPD's support team is on the way with police dogs, but the larger search team still needs time to assemble. "
Jack raised his head and followed his gaze to several fruit trees in the open space in front of the house. Two of the particularly tall palm trees and coconut trees had to be cut down to avoid affecting the landing of the helicopter.
Coconut trees? He couldn't help but think of an old movie he had watched, "I need a few fresh coconuts for first aid, and I need fresh enough green coconuts."
"???"
Question marks popped up on several people's heads at the same time. Kono reacted the fastest and was the first to guess what he wanted to do. However, her expression was a little hesitant, "You want to use coconut for infusion? I have only seen this method on the Internet. "
"I have read relevant papers and learned from military doctors when I was at DEVGRU. It is true that fresh coconut water can be used as a temporary substitute for infusion. Although the risk is high, there is no better way at the moment."
"When did you join the military? And did you join 'DEVGRU'?" Danny knew that his "eldest nephew" was very powerful, but he had limited knowledge of his experiences over the years. He went to Mexico with SEAL Team B to deal with drug traffickers and so on. I really don’t know.
"Not counting joining the army, I just stayed there for three months. We'll talk about it later." Jack looked confident.
After all, he had the support of healing skills, so there was no big risk in doing so, but without doing so, he couldn't explain how he could save a wounded person with such serious blood loss with his bare hands.
The coconut water mentioned here is of course not the coconut milk mixed with coconut milk that you have been drinking since childhood, but the clear water part of the coconut, which contains fructose that can be directly absorbed by the human body and is rich in sodium and potassium. An electrolyte composed of inorganic ions such as calcium and calcium.
Of course, the most important thing is that a well-sealed coconut is relatively sterile, and the osmotic pressure of coconut water contained in a newly matured green coconut is similar to that of blood.
Just as they were told, Cheng Hao and Danny took out the chainsaw from the F150's trunk, and with the help of the four HPD police officers who came with them, they easily brought down the coconut tree.
They continued to clear other trees in the clearing. Kono used her rich experience in island life to select three fresh coconuts and hung them on the rearview mirror of the F150 with a net bag.
At the same time, Jack had made a simple infusion set using a needle and a knotted rubber tube, and stuffed a small section of gauze inside to filter out impurities.
Kono, who was squatting aside to do something for him, looked at this green-skinned operation with horrified eyes. The alcohol he used to disinfect the hoses was not even serious alcohol. What she smelled was clearly the smell of alcohol.
Using the knot on the hose to adjust the flow rate of the coconut water, Jack inserted the needle into the vein on the old agent's arm. He breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat off his forehead.
Danny and Cheng Hao, who were also busy on the other side, also came over and watched the incredible scene without blinking, expecting a miracle to happen.
Seeing that the old agent's chest finally had visible rises and falls, and his pale lips regained a trace of blood, Danny exclaimed, "Fuck, this actually works."
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As the sound of a helicopter engine came from the distance, Jack secretly breathed a sigh of relief and pulled out the needle. The rescue helicopter must have brought enough first aid supplies, so these emergency measures would not be needed.
At this time, several downed trees in the open space in front of the house had been towed away by Cheng Hao and several HPD police officers in their police car. The red and white painted helicopter landed smoothly, and two emergency personnel with a pair of The simple stretcher bent over and trotted towards this side.
"How are the injured?"
One of them seemed to be a temporary emergency doctor, a white man in his 40s who didn't even have time to change out of his white coat.
"The situation is relatively stable. One bullet was lodged in the abdominal cavity, which must have caused contamination. The other bullet was shot from the back. It is not sure if there is any shrapnel left in the body, but the wound caused excessive blood loss. I used Take emergency measures.”
Jack said as he helped put the person on the stretcher.
"Are you a military doctor? You did a great job, and we will leave the rest to us." The white doctor hung the plasma on the old agent, looked at the simple coconut infusion set hanging on the rearview mirror of the F150, and gestured to Jack. thumb.
In his opinion, only military doctors would use such first-aid methods with the aim of saving lives to the greatest extent, regardless of the consequences.
"Did we succeed?" Danny watched the helicopter leave, still unable to believe the scene that just happened.
"The rest depends on the hospital." Jack sighed pretending to be worried.
The shot on the right side of the old agent's chest was in a good position. Not only was it a penetrating injury, but the bullet also missed the major arteries and veins of the lungs, but the shot in the abdomen was a bit troublesome. The intestinal damage caused feces to flow into the abdominal cavity, which would cause serious consequences. infection, even leading to sepsis.
But he was very lucky to have met him. As long as the doctor who operated on him was not too bad, there would be no sequelae except a short section of intestines and scars.
"Let's return our attention to Julie. The whereabouts of that girl are still unknown." The joy on Danny's face because of the successful rescue quickly faded. What they now have to face is a more difficult task.
"Yes, our big troubles go far beyond that." Cheng Hao tilted his head slightly to the crowd, gesturing for them to follow him.
He walked to the back of one of the two police cars that the others had seen when they arrived and opened the trunk. Inside were two male corpses that had been stripped down to their underwear. One was shot in the head and the other was shot in the back. Shot twice.
"They are Officer Tim Luckahan and Joe Lee. I just confirmed it with the HPD people." Cheng Hao revealed the identities of the two corpses with an ugly face.