Fortunately, the hole in the ice was not big. Hong Tao clawed his way up the ice...climbing up, but every time he tried to climb onto the ice, the ice collapsed again. He only felt that his strength was building up.
He disappeared bit by bit, his whole body was as cold as a popsicle, and he was about to drown!
"No, I can't give up. I will definitely be able to climb up!" Hong Tao was cheering himself up in his dream, and then he gathered all his strength, clasped his fingers on the ice, and tried to use his strength to climb up. But the ice surface suddenly changed.
It has to be as soft as dough and cannot be eaten with any effort.
"Ouch, you're hurting! Bang!" Hong Tao was struggling with the ice when suddenly his hand hurt and he woke up.
"Why didn't you go to work?" The moment he opened his eyes, he saw Zhou Xiaoli sitting next to her head, fighting with her hand. That hand didn't grasp the ice at all, but was on the woman's side.
I'm holding it on my chest, no wonder the ice becomes soft!
"You have a fever. I asked for leave to take care of you at home. When I was sick, didn't you also take care of me?" Zhou Xiaoli broke away from her painful hand, took out an ice bag, and put it directly on Hong Tao's head.
superior.
"What's the temperature? My whole body hurts. Find me some medicine." Hong Tao stretched his hands and feet under the quilt. All the joints in his body were sore. He had suffered from this kind of symptom before, it was probably the flu.
I caught a cold on the helicopter yesterday. Coupled with the counterattack of the big burger, my resistance dropped. I took some antipyretics and cold medicine, and I was fine for a few days. If I wanted to be cured quickly, I had to go to the hospital to get a sling.
"38 degrees 5, the doctor said that when you feel less uncomfortable, go to his clinic. Don't take medicine yet. If you can get up now, I will accompany you to the clinic first." Zhou Xiaoli picked up the phone and waited for Hong Tao's answer.
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"Clinic? Is a private clinic expensive? Is it more expensive if I don't have medical insurance? It's better not to go. I've had this disease more than once. Just find me some medicine, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, etc.
." As soon as Hong Tao heard that he went to the clinic, the image of a private doctor immediately appeared in front of his eyes. It would cost 300 to 500 yuan to go to the hospital for a cold in China, but it would cost ten times more here!
"It's not that expensive. The doctor doesn't allow you to take medicine. You can't take medicine casually. I listened to you when I was at your house. Now at my house, you should listen to me. You can do whatever I tell you. Don't talk back!" Zhou Xiaoli!
She probably recalled the coercive measures Hong Tao used on her when she was sick, but now she has returned them intact, intact.
This clinic is not far away, just in the community, about 3 kilometers away. The doctor at the clinic is a white woman, about 40 years old, tall and wearing a pair of rimless glasses. At first glance, she looks like a strong woman.
Carved from the mold.
In addition to the doctor, there was also a nurse, also a white woman, slightly younger. It was said to be a clinic, but Hong Tao didn't see any medical equipment inside. If it weren't for the nurse who was still wearing a white coat, she would have been
An office is not an exaggeration at all.
After waiting in the waiting room for a few minutes, the nurse took Hong Tao and Zhou Xiaoli into the doctor's room. The general layout of this room was the same as the outside. It was completely an office. Even the doctor was wearing casual clothes. Zhou Xiaoli was afraid that Hong Tao would say no.
Knowing that, he first introduced his condition on behalf of Hong Tao, and then answered a few questions about medical insurance. The two chatted for almost a quarter of an hour, and finally remembered that there was such a patient in the room, so he
The thermometer was inserted into Hong Tao's mouth.
After taking her temperature and blood pressure, the female doctor started typing on the computer. From time to time she would ask Zhou Xiaoli's time, as if she was making an appointment.
Hong Tao is most annoyed by doctors who hide everything from their patients. He came here despite the pain all over his body and started contacting some laboratory without even asking for his opinion. This is so damn arrogant.
At Hong Tao's insistence, the female doctor had to explain the treatment of Hong Tao's condition to Hong Tao in detail. If Hong Tao didn't understand anything, Zhou Xiaoli was the interpreter. The three of them chatted for more than 40 minutes.
Only then did I understand that the process of seeing a doctor here in Canada is completely different from that in China.
It turns out that the medical system in Canada does not allow private capital to intervene. All hospitals are state hospitals and there is no private hospital. The largest funders of medical insurance are the Canadian federal government and local governments, so this medical insurance is
Mandatory, every Canadian citizen and permanent resident will receive a health card. Immigrants or foreigners can also obtain this card, but they must live in Canada for 3 months before they can purchase medical insurance and
Enjoy the same medical treatment as Canadian citizens.
And those Canadian hospitals cannot be visited casually. Except for trauma and emergencies that must be treated in time, the national hospitals do not accept ordinary patients. So what should you do if you get sick? The answer is very simple, just go to such a private clinic. Generally,
Every community will have at least one such general private clinic, plus specialist clinics such as dentistry and ophthalmology.
There is no cost to see these doctors. Their salaries are paid by the federal or local governments. Your condition will be treated by them first, and then they will decide whether you can just take some medicine or whether you need to go to a large hospital to continue.
Treatment. In other words, if you want to be admitted to the hospital, unless you are seriously injured or fatally injured, you must first be triaged by doctors in these private clinics, and then they will help you contact the hospital.
It’s free to see a doctor in Canada, but it costs a lot to take medicine. All private clinics, including hospitals, will not give medicines to patients, which means you can’t get medicines from them. They only
A prescription will be written for you, and then the patient will take this prescription to the pharmacy to buy the medicines written on the prescription. Generally, the medicines on this prescription are enough for you to take for 2 or 3 days at most. After eating, you have to take another
Call and make an appointment with a doctor in a private clinic, and then they will examine you and decide whether to continue prescribing medication for you.
So in Canada, you can rest assured that doctors will never prescribe more medicines to patients, because the purchase of medicines is separate from the medical system, and doctors do not get a penny from the medicines. On the contrary, you can
You have to worry a lot and think of a way to get the doctor to prescribe more medicines for you. Who wants to run to clinics and pharmacies all day long? If you can’t finish the medicine after two days of prescription, you can save it for later emergencies.
What makes Hong Tao even more incomprehensible is that most examinations and laboratory work are no longer completed in clinics and hospitals. For example, if you want to have an ultrasound, a doctor in a private clinic or hospital will help you make an appointment for one that is closer to your address.
Then you go to the laboratory for the test on your own, and you don’t have to go get the final test result. They will share the test result through a medical network, and you can just wait for the doctor’s call at home.
In Zhou Xiaoli's case, she has to pay dozens of Canadian dollars every month to hire a private doctor. This private doctor is not the kind of private doctor who is always on call. This doctor may be responsible for several people in the community at the same time.
Bairen's medical consultation work means that if you have any health and medical questions, you can call him to consult him, and he can also recommend a doctor he thinks is suitable for you, but don't go to him for medical treatment.
This female doctor was recommended by Zhou Xiaoli's personal doctor, but she didn't have the awareness to deal with people she knew easily. She refused to prescribe any medicine to Hong Tao despite Hong Tao's outrageous claims. Instead, she suggested that Hong Tao get his blood tested first and then make a decision.
How to treat.
Hong Tao finally understood. If you get a minor illness here, you basically can't expect to get medicine. Pharmacies will definitely not dare to sell you medicine without a doctor's prescription. You can't even enter the hospital, and private clinics are even worse.
Hong Tao had a slight fever, which was obviously a symptom of a cold. The only advice the female doctor gave was to drink more water, get more rest, and endure the rest. It would be fine in a few days. If
