Chapter 157: Free Medical Lecture (2)

Chapter 157: Free Medical Lecture (2)

As soon as he finished speaking, both professors and students completed their preparations to take notes.

The noisy atmosphere in the auditorium instantly quieted.

Ray looked around and, after a brief pause, spoke,

Todays lecture is on Practical Emergency First Aid and Understanding Microorganisms.

He continued, addressing the attentive audience,

Weve seen the healers contributions in the war. But saving someone on the brink of death isnt solely the healers responsibility.

He was a professor and a saint chosen by the gods.

Yet, the irony of a saint suggesting that lifesaving wasnt exclusive to healers wasnt lost on the audience.

Many people wore puzzled expressions upon hearing his words,

Some of you might have experienced or witnessed this on the battlefield, but there are certain diseases and injuries that not healers, priests, or even we saints can heal.

Even the saints cant heal them

Then they must be considered as good as dead

Before the murmurs could grow louder, he resumed,

However, with different treatment methods, these ailments are not beyond cure. The medical academy, which opens its doors to students today, will focus on treating diseases and injuries that have stumped healers.

In essence, his words served as an invitation to those interested in enrolling.

They had all too often encountered diseases that neither healers nor priests could cure in their lifetimes.

Divine magic wasnt omnipotent. There were indeed afflictions it couldnt remedy.

For instance, there were allergies that were treated in Grand Duke Silos territory.

Before delving into his lecture, he wrote something on the blackboard.

He defined traumatic sepsis, a fundamental concept relating to wounds and injuries that frequently claimed soldiers lives during the war.

Naturally, such a definition was unknown in this other world.

Faced with their puzzled expressions, Ray tapped the podium twice.

Thump- Thump-

Henceforth, we will refer to all external injuries as trauma.

No one objected to his words. The lecturing professor had spoken, and counterarguments were not expected.

Before we start the main lecture, lets discuss why soldiers who could have been saved died from minor traumas during the war.

A few students in the front row quickly responded to Rays cue.

Their answers did not seem well-considered.

The healers and priests were too few to treat soldiers with minor traumas.

Despite their quick responses, he calmly educated them,

Thats half correct. But why did soldiers die from injuries that were clearly not fatal?

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No one was quick to answer his seemingly nonsensical question.

After waiting a moment for a response, Ray finally spoke when everyone remained silent.

The answer is due to traumatic sepsis.

As he underlined the word he had written on the blackboard, they showed interest.

There are numerous microorganisms around us that we cant see. For example, even on the palm of the student who just answered.

He explained it simply, but they did not quite understand, as it was a sudden revelation.

One of the attending professors asked,

Are you saying that these microorganisms live in every place and on every object?

Traditionally, one would treat or prevent sepsis with appropriate antibiotics.

One might rely on healers or priests, but only if they were immediately available.

In the end, knowledge truly helps.

However, theres no need to overly fear sepsis.

Tissues and blood inherently possess a certain level of defense against external stimuli, pathogens, and harmful substances.

Just because pathogens invade doesnt mean one will immediately fall ill.

People in this other world generally possess higher defense capabilities than those in the modern world, so theres less to worry about, except in war scenarios.

Adding basic explanations, Ray planned to teach them about emergency first aid.

Calmly making eye contact with his audience, Ray continued to speak.

If you were injured during a war, what would you do? Would you give up on life because of the fear of traumatic sepsis? Would you excise the flesh?

The rather tough nature of the discussion left them unable to respond.

But the answer was obvious.

Nobody would want to give up their life or body.

For minor traumas, simply washing the wound with clean water can be effective. To prevent infections like sepsis, we will call all actions that kill microorganisms disinfection from now on. With proper disinfection of trauma, theres no need to worry about sepsis.

Do you understand?

Im sorry, but I still cant grasp the concept.

That was expected.

They were unaware of the existence of microorganisms, and absorbing all this information at once was overwhelming.

Raise your hand if you have had Cleg at least once.

Cleg is akin to a cold.

The common cold is caused by over 200 different types of viruses.

About 30-50% of these are Rhinoviruses, and 10-15% are Coronaviruses.

Viruses similar to the Rhinovirus that cause cold syndromes are not exclusive to the modern world.

In this other world, something similar exists, referred to as Cleg.

Most professors and students raised their hands at Rays question.

Those who didnt were likely only from the Chepes Ducal Family.

The grandeur of the Ducal Family is beyond imagination.

They probably didnt even realize they had Cleg and were treated by a healer.

Ray himself had had Cleg as a child and was thoroughly treated by his mother, Saein.

Everyone knows that Cleg can be fatal if contracted severely.

Are you saying, Professor, that Cleg is also caused by microorganisms?

Not exactly. Its not entirely unrelated, but Cleg has a different primary cause. Explaining this would be endless, so Ill simplify the principle for you.

Ray cast a spell on a small barrel placed at the base of the podium.

Water.

As his mana resonated softly, the barrel soon filled with water.

Ray nonchalantly washed his hands there.

Even when you wash your hands like this, the microorganisms on them are not completely disinfected. But its not ineffective.

His mana emitted a chill, gradually cooling the water.

The audience in the auditorium became increasingly absorbed in his lecture.