The medical staff of the Emergency Department sprang into action.
A precious vial of polyvalent antivenom serum was quickly diluted and slowly administered into He Li's body through an IV line.
At the same time, a ventilator began to assist her breathing, and a blood purification machine started running, attempting to filter the toxins from her blood via extracorporeal circulation.
Under a series of modern medical interventions, He Li's condition finally stabilized, at least for the moment.
On the monitor, the curves for her heart rate and blood pressure, which had been in a nosedive, stopped their decline and began to slowly rise.
But her condition was still far from optimistic.
She remained in a deep coma, completely unresponsive to any external stimuli.
Worse, her body temperature began to spike uncontrollably. It quickly surpassed 39°C and was still climbing.
