Xu Fang: "The patient's mental state has improved, and I have not stayed up in vain this night."

Xinhua News Agency, Changsha, February 21 Title: Xu Fang: "The patient's mental state has improved, and I have not stayed up in vain this night."

Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Nan

"The patient's mental state improved, and I didn't stay up in vain this night." In the early morning of the 18th, Xu Fang was glad that she had decisively "made a cameo" as a psychologist last night.

Xu Fang, 30, is a doctor in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Junshan District People's Hospital in Yueyang City, Hunan Province. Her hospital has a confirmed COVID-19 patient who was admitted to the hospital on February 5, and after careful treatment by the hospital, the situation gradually improved. However, after the patient learned on the 17th that two colleagues who worked in Wuhan died of ineffective rescue, he suddenly became very anxious, did not cooperate with the doctor's treatment, and refused to eat and rest on time.

On the evening of the 17th, Xu Fang sat in the patient's ward, first accompanied the patient to chat about homely routines, and after his mood calmed down, he talked about the successful treatment of many critically ill patients in other places and gave him encouragement. After several hours of psychological reassurance, the patient's mood slowly calmed down. After the patient fell asleep, Xu Fang did not dare to rest, paying attention to his situation from time to time, and stayed up all night.

Yueyang City is adjacent to Hubei, the new crown pneumonia epidemic is more serious, and Junshan District is across the Yangtze River from Hubei.

"Looking back at the first confirmed patient, I was still a little nervous, after all, I hadn't encountered it before." Xu Fang said that on January 29, the hospital notified a suspected case returning from Wuhan to be confirmed, and she quickly put on protective clothing and protective hats to receive patients at the door of the ward.

As soon as I sat down, the goggles fogged up. Xu Fang looked at the patient's throat with a flashlight in one hand and a cotton swab in the other and took a nucleic acid sample. Through a series of tests such as lung CT, she preliminarily determined that the patient was infected with the new coronavirus.

The patient was depressed and repeatedly asked whether it would infect family and friends. While reporting the situation to the hospital in accordance with the regulations, Xu Fang found a topic to chat, comforting and encouraging patients. After 10 days of careful treatment, the patient has been cured and discharged from the hospital, and Xu Fang has become good friends.

On February 5, Junshan District People's Hospital was officially opened as one of the designated hospitals for the treatment of new crown pneumonia in Yueyang City, and the first batch of 18 new crown pneumonia patients were transferred. Xu Fang submitted a "letter of request", "Every profession has the responsibility of each profession, and at this critical moment, I cannot be a deserter." ”

In order to save prevention and control materials and ensure the timeliness of treatment, she and her colleagues in the isolation area often wear protective clothing for 10 hours a day. Although it is very hard, but these days, the hospital has been cured and discharged from the hospital 21 cases of new crown pneumonia, she said: "No matter how hard it is, it is worth it, I hope to help more patients recover and see more family reunions." ”

It's been 25 days, and she hasn't been able to meet her family. Xu Fang's husband, Yang Maolin, works at the Guangxingzhou Town Hospital in Junshan District and has been participating in epidemic prevention and control in the township since Chinese New Year's Eve. The two children in the family, one 4 years old and one 2 years old, were handed over to the in-laws to bring.

Because of the tight working hours, Xu Fang and her family's WeChat video opportunities are also few. The little daughter cried when she saw her mother. "I didn't dare to video with her, I was afraid that I couldn't help crying, I could only ask her father to say to her, 'Child, I gave time to the patient, you forgive the mother'." Xu Fang said.