"Hey, is it an inpatient department?" I am in the emergency department, and I have just received a pregnant woman with heavy bleeding, considering placental abruption, and need urgent treatment!"
At 00:56 a.m. on January 4, the telephone of the inpatient department of Xi'an People's Hospital and Xi'an Fourth Hospital suddenly rang, and the anxious voice of Zheng Ling, an emergency obstetrics and gynecology doctor, broke the silence of the night.
At 1:03, Liu Jingjing, the obstetric inpatient who received the call, had appeared in the emergency green channel, and she immediately evaluated the pregnant woman's situation and found that the fetal heartbeat was very weak and the situation was dangerous. So I quickly contacted the operating room and the anesthesiology department to prepare for the emergency caesarean section.
The inpatient department of Xi'an People's Hospital and Xi'an Fourth Hospital received an emergency call. Courtesy of the Fourth Hospital of Xi'an
It turned out that the pregnant woman, 39 years old, had successfully undergone an embryo transfer in May 2021, and the pregnancy examination had been normal. On January 4, which was exactly 37 weeks old, there was a sudden hemorrhage, and the situation was very critical.
At 1:06, after rapid transfer, the hospital learned that there were no confirmed cases in the pregnant woman's community, but the results of the nucleic acid test had not yet come out.
Time is running out and can't wait!
Prepare for surgery on pregnant women. Courtesy of the Fourth Hospital of Xi'an
At 1:09, the medical staff immediately decided to perform the operation under the requirements of the three-level protection, this special period, the connection of each link is crucial, requiring the medical staff of all positions to work closely together and synchronize.
At 1:11, Jiang Yi and other nurses in the operating room put on protective equipment in accordance with the three-level protection, anesthesiologist Lu Qingwen was responsible for preparing medicines, and midwife Fu Siming assisted in completing the preoperative examination.
At 1:20, the operation begins! During the operation, the chief surgeon Liu Jingjing found that the placenta of the pregnant woman had been stripped of one-half.
If the placenta is compared to the root of a large tree to deliver nutrients to the fetus, then the fetus is the fruit of the tree, and the placenta premature stripping is equivalent to the root of the tree being uprooted.
Surgery is underway. Courtesy of the Fourth Hospital of Xi'an
The situation of pregnant women is not optimistic, at this time every minute and second is a battle with the "god of death", if not treated in time, the fetus is likely to die in the womb.
1:22, 1:23, finally, with a crisp cry, two lovely baby boys arrived safely, the operation was thrilling, the pregnant woman's bleeding was better controlled, and everything went smoothly.
27 minutes!
From the pregnant woman entering the hospital to the birth of the child, from receiving and transferring, to starting the operation, under the close cooperation of obstetrics, operating room, anesthesia and other departments, it took only 27 minutes to complete smoothly, so that two small lives can be born safely.
"Great, really appreciated!" The pregnant woman woke up excitedly and told the doctor.
During the special period of the epidemic, all the medical staff of the Obstetrics Department of Xi'an People's Hospital and Xi'an Fourth Hospital stuck to their posts and will do their best to escort pregnant mothers in the city. (Video source: Xi'an People's Hospital, Xi'an Fourth Hospital)