(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Zheng Xia, Zhejiang's first doctor to support Hubei: The two most wanted words are "growth"
China News Network, Hangzhou, April 18 (Reporter Zhang Bin, Intern Hu Dingyu) April 18, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. After confirming that his CT examination results were correct, Zheng Xia, who had just finished the isolation recuperation, finally returned to his home away from home for 86 days.
On January 23 this year, Zheng Xia, the chief physician of the intensive care unit of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (hereinafter referred to as the First Hospital of Zhejiang University), was appointed by the National Health and Welfare Commission as the first medical staff to support Hubei overnight in Wuhan to support Jinyintan The ICU ward of the hospital started a 72-day battle with the epidemic.
Zheng Xia works in the isolation ward. Photo courtesy of Zhejiang University First Hospital
The frustration of entering Jinyintan for the first time: the pressure is on the patient's condition
Jinyintan Hospital was the first hospital in Wuhan to treat patients with new coronary pneumonia, and was called the "storm eye" of the outbreak.
On January 23, Wuhan was closed. On the same day, Zheng Xia, who was on the frontline of critical care medicine, went to Hubei by the National Health and Health Commission. The next day, she was admitted to Jinyintan Hospital.
Zheng Xia embraced his relatives who haven't seen him in a long time. Photo by Zhang Bin
"When we first arrived in Wuhan, we were 'fire fighting' every day and felt very frustrated." Zheng Xia said.
She recalled that due to the surge in patients and lack of medical care at that time, the ICU, which originally had five to six people to care for one patient, had to be converted to one person to care for five to six patients. In addition, medical staff work more than 10 hours a day, and many people give up eating and drinking to minimize the use of protective materials.
The greater pressure stems from the patient's sharp turnaround.
"New Coronary Pneumonia is a new disease. We do n’t know its rules. Just like playing monsters, you do n’t know the rules of the game and you hit the wall. The most important thing is that the result of the wall is to see the patient leave. This gave us a great sense of frustration. "Zheng Xia said," You can't see the direction and the goal at all. At that time, I was really a bit desperate. "
Zheng Xia underwent CT examination. Photo by Zhang Bin
The turning point after the fellowship: "We can do more and more"
Thousands and thousands of "Zheng Xia" came forward at a critical juncture. During the epidemic, more than 42,000 medical team members in white clothing and armor from all over the country went to the front line.
Zheng Xia believes that the Chi-Aid Medical Care Restructuring System has taken over multiple wards in various hospitals in Wuhan to achieve patient diversion and refined management; the gradual opening of multiple shelter cabin hospitals has blocked the deterioration of mild patients, which has become a war epidemic. The key turning point of the situation.
Zheng Xia said that after the initial hardship, the medical staff "can do more and more", and the patient's mortality rate gradually decreased.
Zheng Xia (third from right) greeted the scene after the quarantine. Jin Jingshe
She introduced that with more understanding of the law of the disease, medical staff gradually found the rescue rules and methods of critically ill patients, such as the use of prone position ventilation (turning the patient from the supine position to the prone position) to help the patient increase oxygen saturation .
"This action sounds simple, and it is actually very difficult. We are all wearing thick protective clothing, and the patient is filled with tubes. A little carelessness may cause the patient's condition to deteriorate. In our ward, there are 8-10 daily Patients need to turn over, often a patient will take half an hour. "Zheng Xia said.
According to Zheng Xia, the wisdom from the rear medical teams in various places also provides a methodology for the front line. In her ward alone, there are many medical experts from Guangdong, Shanghai and other places. "We will exchange cases with our family (our hospital), share the treatment experience of each family, and comprehensively apply first-line treatment."
Zheng Xia. Photo by Zhang Bin
Recalling the battlefield: "The two most wanted words are 'growth'"
In the 72 days of fighting in Jinyintan, Zheng Xia has not rested for a day, and more and more critically ill patients in her ward have been transferred to the general ward. At present, Jinyintan Hospital has achieved "zeroing" of cases.
On April 3, Zheng Xia returned to Zhejiang with the last batch of Zhejiang medical teams and went to Zhejiang Anji for isolation and recuperation. During the recuperation period, Zheng Xia still kept in touch with the untreated patients.
"Some patients have a long recovery time and anxiety appears to be understandable. I want to help them reduce their psychological pressure as much as possible." Zheng Xia revealed that she also constantly communicates with other localities on topics such as signs of critically ill patients with new coronary pneumonia, with a view to Look at the "full picture" of Fresh Crown.
Before Zheng Xia went to Wuhan, her colleagues photographed her back. Photo courtesy of Zhejiang University First Hospital
"Wuhan and his party, the two words I want to say the most are growth." Zheng Xia, who has been awarded the title of "Advanced Individual in the Prevention and Control of New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic in the National Health and Health System" during the review of the epidemic.
"Growth consists in seeing your own shortcomings. For example, ICU needs to be more versatile and personally care about every detail, but also includes a better understanding of critical medicine." She said, "ICU is definitely not a pre-mortuary. In the bed, many patients were finally pulled back and regarded as a miracle, but the vitality of people is very tenacious, which we have not seen in the past. "(End)