"Thank you to the People's Liberation Army, thank you to the medical team, you saved our lives!" On June 13, Zhang Zhijun, political commissar of a hospital of the Xinjiang Military Region, received a thank-you call from Zou Bing and Zhang Tingwei from local people.
At noon on June 8, the medical team of a hospital of the Xinjiang Military Region, which was patrolling the Karakoram Plateau, received a request for help from a local police station - a vehicle collision accident occurred on a certain section of National Highway 219, and some people were bleeding and injured, and the situation was critical!
"We must do our best to treat the injured!" After reporting to the Xinjiang Military Region's Support Department, Zhang Zhijun immediately took the rescue team and rushed to the area where the incident occurred.
▲The scene of a car accident
Along the way, the average altitude is more than 5,000 meters, and the straight-line distance from the accident area is more than 100 kilometers - the plateau is oxygen-deficient and the road is difficult to navigate, which is not only a problem faced by the rescue team, but also a huge threat to the safety of the injured people.
Time is of the essence! The rescue team maneuvered at full speed to the area where the incident occurred, and the oldest of the medical team members was 50 years old, and there were 3 female comrades. As the altitude continues to rise, they have different degrees of chest tightness, shortness of breath, dizziness and other altitude sickness, but they all try their best to endure and are reluctant to use oxygen, because the most needed oxygen now is the wounded who are about to be rescued. After arriving at the scene of the accident, the scene that came into view made the rescue team members look solemn: a transport truck was straddled on the road, half of the body of the pickup truck had collapsed, and 2 people were lying on the embankment seven or eight meters away.
There was no time to rest, and there was no time to hesitate. The rescue team quickly carried out injury detection in groups - 2 injured people had a low body temperature, were already unconscious, and there were many blood stains on their bodies. At that time, the sky was dark, the wind was very strong, the temperature was only 0 degrees Celsius, and the medical team quickly divided into two groups, which were organized by Zhang Zhijun and Zhao Zhiming, director of neurosurgery. After determining that there is no spinal trauma, 5 medical staff quickly transferred the injured to the ambulance, 2 nursing staff established venous passages, wrapped in thermal blankets, oxygen supply, and the other 3 doctors fixed the suspected fracture site of the injured and bandaged the wound to stop bleeding... Due to the symptomatic measures, the injured person gradually regained consciousness and his body temperature gradually returned to normal. During the rescue process, several medical staff froze their faces and were once tired and breathless, but at the moment they all showed a happy smile.
▲Emergency rescue
After the injured person's vital signs stabilized, the rescue team immediately set off to organize the evacuation to the plains. On the way back, the medical staff followed up to grasp the development of the injured patients' condition, while patiently and carefully calming their emotions. After arriving at the resident hospital, they continuously monitored the injured person's body temperature, pulse, blood oxygen, blood pressure, and organized a comprehensive examination of blood routines and chest and abdomen B ultrasound examinations.
In the early morning of June 9, seeing that the 2 injured people were able to eat on their own, the medical staff finally breathed a sigh of relief...
In the face of the gratitude of the injured and their families, Zhang Zhijun told reporters the voice of the medical team members: "Wearing white armor, we should always be responsible for the lives and health of the people." ”
▌Author 丨Huang Zongxing, Li Ji