Golden Time (JungYong)

75

Im Gyungsu wore a bright look on his face. 

For Suhyuk came back from the vacation he took from the previous weekend to the Monday.

His eyes turned to Park Sungjae from Suhyuk.

Park was sullen as if he was a puppy with its tail down.

"Lee Suhyuk."

"Yes, sir."

Im shook his head from side to side, complaining,

"Teach him how to collect blood properly. He made as many as nine holes on a patient's arm."

"I'm sorry, sir."

Im disappeared, with Park lowering his head.

With a smile, Suhyuk said, "Looks like the blood vessel was not visible."

"Yes…"

"Let's go."

Park followed him to an empty patient's room where Suhyuk offered him cotton for disinfection and a syringe. Suhyuk perched on the bed, saying, "I think I saw you collecting blood several times."

Park nodded his head, adding, "So far I have collected blood from patients whose blood vessels were clearly visible."

That was true. Not only at the clinical practice but also at the emergency room, Park saw patients with visible blood vessels, and even at the neurosurgery department. 

In that respect he was just lucky.

But this time he was not, making a big mistake of piercing the same spot several times as he could not locate the patients' delicate blood vessels.

The patient got irritated as much as he could, and Park got a good scolding from Im.

"Now I'm a patient. Please do it…"

When Suhyuk showed his arm, Park's eyes became wide.

"How can I …."

"I'm a patient."

Suhyuk's blood vessels were thick and bulging as if he was an athletic man.

Park could collect blood from him seeing his blood vessels, but felt burdensome about it.

When he was hesitating, Suhyuk opened his mouth,

"Because you are hesitating like that, you will make a mistake. When a doctor acts like that, the patient gets tired, and you too."

Suhyuk, who was clenching his fist for blood collection, now opened his hand.

Now Park held out his hand and rolled up his white sleeves.

Suhyuk made a bitter smile because he saw several needle marks on Park's forearm that he left while practicing on his own.

Changing his mind, Suhyuk fastened an engorgement bandage around his arm.

When he doubled his fist several times, the blood vessels became more visible than before.

He pierced a syringe into his arm without any hesitation.

The blood was flowing back into the chamber of the syringe, with the red blood slightly visible.

That meant blood was being collected correctly.

When he was done, Suhyuk released the engorgement bandage.

It is more difficult to find the blood vessels on the back of one's hand than that of one's arm.

"Just close your eyes, and try to find the blood vessels by the feel."

Park nodded his head, and began touching Suhyuk's forearm.