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“Hello? A young doctor calls and asks if he should start the medicine N-acetylcysteine in his patient.
“喂？一位年轻的医生打电话问他是否应该开始给他的病人服用N-乙酰半胱氨酸。
The patient is a twenty-one year old woman weighing fifty kilograms.
患者是一名21岁的女性，体重50公斤。
She took thirty tablets of the drug paracetamol two hours ago.
她两小时前吃了30片扑热息痛。
I confirm that ... that is too many tablets for a woman of that size and age to take.
我确认……对于那个体型和年龄的女性来说，吃的药片实在是太多了。
It could be deadly.
这可能是致命的。
So I tell the doctor ... yes, you should begin the treatment.”
所以我告诉那位医生……是的，你应该开始给她服用N-乙酰半胱氨酸。”
“A young mother of a two year old boy...calls in a state of extreme worry.
“一位有一个两岁儿子的年轻母亲……打来电话时非常担心。
She has accidentally given him two times the suggested amount of antihistamine.
她不小心给他服用了两倍于建议剂量的抗组胺药。
I start by telling her ... stay calm, all will be well.
我先告诉她……保持冷静，一切都会好起来的。
At the same time, I calculate the correct amount of antihistamine for each kilogram.
同时，我计算出每公斤应该服用的抗组胺剂量。
Very quickly I tell her... your baby will be fine.
我很快告诉她……你的孩子会好起来的。
But he may experience some tiredness.”
但他可能会感到有些疲惫。”
Sometimes Loh gets calls that do not have to do with drugs at all. But she can still help.
有时罗接到的电话根本与药无关。但她仍能帮上忙。
“Another mother calls to ask if she needs to bring her one year old child to hospital...
“另一位母亲打电话问她是否需要带她一岁的孩子去医院……
She caught him eating small round silica beads.
她发现他在吃小圆硅珠。
I tell her... you do not need to worry unless your son is choking and cannot breathe.
我告诉她……你不需要担心，除非你的儿子窒息，无法呼吸。
The beads are not chemically harmful.
这些珠子没有化学危害。
They will pass through his body naturally.”
它们会自然地穿过他的身体。”
At the centre, Loh does much more than just answer the telephone.
在中心，罗所做的工作远不止是接听电话。
