Chapter 10: The Dilemma of Medical Care
第十章：医疗的困境
Lao Can noticed that medical care also faced dilemmas. In the late years of the Qing Dynasty, medical resources were scarce, and the level of medical care was backward, making it very difficult for the common people to seek medical treatment.
老残注意到医疗也面临着困境。清朝末年，医疗资源匮乏，医疗水平落后，百姓看病非常困难。
In many places, hospitals had rudimentary equipment, and the skills of doctors were not professional enough. Some diseases could not receive effective treatment, and patients could only wait for death. This situation made Lao Can feel sorrowful.
许多地方的医院设备简陋，医生的技术也不够专业。一些疾病无法得到有效治疗，患者只能等待死亡。这种状况让老残感到悲哀。
Although traditional Chinese medicine had certain curative effects, it also had limitations. Many acute conditions and surgical diseases could not be effectively handled by traditional Chinese medicine. However, Western medicine had not yet been popularized, and many people could not receive Western medical treatment.
传统中医虽然有一定的疗效，但也存在局限性。许多急症和外科疾病，中医无法有效处理。然而，西医尚未普及，许多人无法接受西医治疗。
The inequality of medical care was also a problem. The wealthy could invite the best doctors and enjoy the best medical services, while the poor could only rely on rudimentary folk remedies and leave it to fate.
医疗的不公平也是一个问题。富人可以请到最好的医生，享受最好的医疗服务，而穷人则只能依靠简陋的民间偏方，听天由命。
Lao Can believed that medical reform was necessary. Only by establishing a modern medical system and universalizing medical knowledge could the health conditions of the common people be truly improved.
老残认为，医疗改革是必要的。只有建立现代医疗体系，普及医疗知识，才能真正改善百姓的健康状况。
He recorded these observations, hoping to provide reference for medical reform in later generations.
他将这些观察记录了下来，希望能够为后世的医疗改革提供参考。