At the 1961 Antarctic research station, a 27-year-old Soviet doctor sweated profusely and injected himself with anesthetics, then cut open his belly, put his hand into his abdominal cavity, and groped with difficulty.
"Help me hold up the mirror, thank you. Rogotsov whispered to his companion that he was the only doctor on the expedition. Therefore, when I suddenly have acute appendicitis, only I can operate on myself.
In 1961, the world situation was very tense, and the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was in addition to military confrontation. For Antarctica, a fat "big meat", every country wants to explore and develop.
Leonid Rogotsov, as a young doctor with excellent medical skills and strong physique at that time, was sent by the Soviet Union to follow the scientific expedition team and asked him to "set off and bring back all in good health!"
Faced with such a difficult task, Rodotsov did not retreat, but worked hard to prepare for this trip.
The 27-year-old chose to set off with the expedition team, and what he was looking forward to was a new challenge to break through himself.
The Soviet Union was in the northern hemisphere, at a very long distance from the South Pole, and it took a whole month to walk just at sea.
During this month, many members of the team could not stand such a long journey, and they were tired from seasickness and vomiting, but under the careful care of Rogotsov, everyone recovered very quickly, and before landing, everyone was full of combat effectiveness.
When the research team sets foot on Antarctic soil, everyone is working towards one goal: to take the initiative in rare resources.
But the environment in Antarctica is not very similar to that of the Soviet Union after all, and the scientific research team has been running on the road and has never rested, and the team members have been physically exhausted and unadaptable, but these physical discomforts have been settled by Rogotsov one by one.
Thanks to the joint efforts of Rogotsov and the members of the squad, the Lazarev station was finally established.
But after working continuously for almost two and a half months, Rogozov also collapsed from his strength. One day when he was preparing medicine, Rogotsov suddenly felt a pain in his right lower abdomen, and the pain was unbearable.
With his own knowledge of his body, Rogotsov first took some emergency medicine. But this pain continued for several days, until one day Rogotsov could barely stand.
In the eyes of the team members, Rogotov has always been in a positive and healthy state, so they are at a loss for a while in the face of the current unbearable pain of Rogotov.
Rogotsov realized that he might have acute appendicitis, and in such an emergency, he had to be operated on immediately, otherwise if he fell, the expedition team would not be able to continue, and the task assigned to him by the state would not be completed......
With such a strong willpower, Rogotsov had several members of the squad simply set up a sterile room, with one holding a mirror so that he could anesthetic himself.
After the anesthetic was strong, Rogotsov took the scalpel and slowly cut open his lower abdomen...... His own internal organs were exposed in front of Rogotsov in this way, and one can imagine how much pressure he was under.
As the minutes ticked by, the sweat on Rogotsov's cheeks was already wetting his vision, and his teammates, who were temporarily acting as nurses, kept talking to him to keep him awake.
After 105 minutes passed, Rogotsov sewed nearly 15mm of thread for himself with his own hands, and the operation was successful, but Rogotsov fainted in a deep state.
After Rogozov's careful explanation before the operation, the team members helped him clean and disinfect after the operation, and everyone took care of him until his anesthetic passed and he completely woke up.
In this way, Rogotsov recuperated in a hospital bed for more than half a month, until his high fever subsided and the date for the removal of the stitches slowly came......
Rogotsov picked up the scalpel again and helped himself remove the stitches. After a few days of adjustment, he was resurrected and continued to make his own dedication to the country's scientific research cause.
As the saying goes, "a doctor does not heal himself", but Rogotsov could still have the confidence and will to perform the operation for himself in such a difficult environment, and the result was good and the operation was successful.
Pity the heart of the world's doctors, Rogotsov at that time definitely did not live just for himself. In his heart, the motherland must come first. His job is to protect all the players.
So Rogotsov knew that if he fell, then the members of the expedition team would definitely not live long. So the steps of walking alone to the operating table were even more determined......
Every nation has its own heroes, and the people of every country love their country deeply. Rogotsov is also an ordinary person, but in front of the state, he is brave, he is the bravest doctor in the USSR!
