CCTV News: On the evening of July 21, many places in Jiangsu were covered by thunderstorms, and the meteorological department predicted that it would not dissipate in a short period of time. At this time, a Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8985 from Chengdu was about to arrive at its destination - Jiangsu Wuxi Sunan Shuofang Airport. Because of the thunderstorm, the plane was unable to land in Wuxi, but whether the plane landed in time is crucial, because a relay race against death is underway.
Liu Feng, deputy director of the Department of Thoracic Surgery of Wuxi People's Hospital: The trajectory of this plane, you can see that after flying from this side, it has made many circles here, and it is also trying to land, but the weather may not allow.
Liu Feng was still nervous when he told the scene of that night. Because flight 3U8985 is not only ordinary passengers, but also carrying human living organs to be transplanted by patients of Wuxi People's Hospital, which is related to life and races against time.
Department of Lung Transplantation, Wuxi People's Hospital Shao Jingbo: The plane hovered and landed over Wuxi, and then the crew decided to land in Yangzhou, and in the middle process, the crew of Sichuan Airlines has been communicating with us, because the shorter the transfer time of the human organs we carry, the better, and the patient is already ready in the operating room, waiting for the arrival of the organs.
At 20:32 that night, 3U8985 finally landed at Yangtai Airport. After landing, Shao Jingbo and two other doctors walked off the plane carrying live transport equipment. However, Yangtai Airport in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, is still 162 kilometers away from Wuxi People's Hospital. The person in charge of the airport duty immediately issued an order to give priority to first-aid tasks, and sent airport ambulances to transport medical personnel and living organs across the Yangtze River to Wuxi People's Hospital free of charge. The Yangtai Airport Public Security Sub-Bureau also responded positively and did a good job in road safety for vehicle traffic. Finally, at 22:52, the two doctors took the Yangtai Airport ambulance and arrived at Wuxi People's Hospital with living organs.
Shao Jingbo, Department of Lung Transplantation, Wuxi People's Hospital: It took almost 6 hours to reach Wuxi, which is already the fastest alternative.
On the morning of the 23rd, good news came again from Wuxi People's Hospital that the lung transplant patient had been extubated at 10:05 a.m. "Thank you Yuan Chen, thank you Director Liu Feng for my main surgery, thank you all the leaders and medical staff of the hospital." This is the first time the patient writes thanks after regaining spontaneous breathing.
Source: CCTV