This question is about "Fahrenheit 451," a novel by Ray Bradbury. In a dystopian futurist setting, the main character is guy Montag, a fireman whose job is to burn books.
Who is Mildred? What happened to her? Who treats her and why does she receive treatment this way?
Mildred is Montag's wife. She attempted to kill herself by ingesting lots of sleeping pills. The treatment is done by pumping her stomach, to get rid of the substances that can kill her. Her blood also needs to be cleaned. Mildred is not treated by doctors. Such attempts to kill oneself are so common in the book's reality that machines operated by technicians were developed to do the job.
