Ding Liping and Wang Chan, the third department of special diagnosis and treatment of the characteristic medical center (formerly 306 Hospital).
Edited by Liu Yan/Cui Yan, Medical Science Popularization Center
Nurses, dressed in white, are like angels descending to the world, they are the guardians of life and the messengers of hope.
In every corner of the hospital, their busy figures and gentle words can always bring endless comfort and strength to patients.
In our ward, we treated a patient with a tracheotomy and multiple fractures all over his body with high paraplegia - Lao Qiang, who suffered serious physical injuries due to a serious car accident.
For such a patient with cervical spinal cord injury and high paraplegia, basic and specialized care is particularly important. He can't take care of himself, he needs the help of nurses to eat, drink and lazar, continue nasal feeding, feed water and food every 1 hour, clean up the stool, and the nurses always take the trouble to provide him with all-round care. During each bedside round, the nurses will carefully review the patient's skin, vital signs and tubing to protect the patient's lifeline; Protects the axis of the lower limbs of the spinal cord and traction fractures; Roll over, pat on the back, suction, prevent lung infection; timed turnovers to prevent pressure injuries; Disinfection of the urethral opening and bladder irrigation to prevent urinary tract infection......
Atrial fibrillation, high fever, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, lung infection, osteomyelitis and other complications came as scheduled, and our medical team worked hard to pull Lao Qiang back from the death line again and again.
That day, when Jiaojiao, the nurse in charge, was cleaning up after sucking phlegm for Lao Qiang, he suddenly grabbed the corner of the nurse's clothes and gave a thumbs up with red eyes. Although he couldn't speak, at that moment, his eyes and his movements were silently telling his gratitude. Jiaojiao gently held Lao Qiang's hand and responded with a smile.
Because of the tracheotomy, Lao Qiang could not express himself in words, so the nurses used writing to communicate with him. Because the muscle strength of his hands was not enough, Lao Qiang's writing was only a few simple strokes, which were difficult to identify together, and the nurse guessed several times that he didn't talk about Lao Qiang's thoughts, so anxious that he sweated. At this time, I walked into the ward, gently patted Lao Qiang's shoulder and comforted: "Don't worry, write it again and let me guess it?" Lao Qiang picked up the pen again, trembling and swaying on the clipboard to draw a few crookedly, although it was not a word, but I carefully stared at the trajectory of Lao Qiang's pen and the same font as the insects, thought for a while, and said: "Do you want to go home?" Lao Qiang nodded vigorously, and helpless tears flowed from the corners of his eyes. I picked up a tissue to wipe away the tears from the corners of Lao Qiang's eyes, and said softly: "Lao Qiang, don't worry, we will let you stand up again, you can do a good job of exercising with peace of mind, a good life is still waiting for you!" Lao Qiang picked up the pen again tremblingly and wrote down the faintly visible Xie Zi Pinyin. Although it was only a few simple letters, it touched my heart deeply, and it was the highest tribute to his recognition of our work.
After two months of hard work, Lao Qiang's condition was effectively controlled, and with the encouragement and guidance of doctors and nurses, he gradually regained the courage and confidence to fight against the disease. He began to work rehabilitation, blowing and inhaling breathing machines, practicing lung capacity; Stretch the upper limbs and exercise arm strength; Ankle pump exercises, straight leg raises, and muscle strength in the lower limbs. Watching Lao Qiang get closer and closer to the day of recovery and returning home, I once again felt the title of angels in white, and under our protection, their flower of life was able to bloom and the light of hope was transmitted. With selfless dedication and endless love, we interpret the noble spirit of the benevolence of the healer, and bring endless warmth and strength to the world.
(Some of the pictures come from the Internet)