Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, August 26 (Reporter Wu Xiaoying) Recently, a video of "two medical students kneeling to save lives" went viral on the Internet. In the video, a girl in a yellow shirt knelt on the ground and performed chest compressions on the man who fell on the ground to perform CPR; then, the girl in a white shirt received artificial respiration to rescue the man.
Before the ambulance arrived, the two girls had been rescuing the man who fell on the ground. Regrettably, the man passed away after being rescued and the two students kept wiping tears when they left. The yellow girl in the video is named Chen Jiali, from Jiujiang, Jiangxi; the white girl is named Peng Jieting, from Changde, Hunan. Both of them are graduate students majoring in ophthalmology at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2020. They were roommates in the same dormitory during graduate school, and also friends who were born on the same day and the same year.
On the evening of August 14th on the day of the incident, the two originally had to take the train to Chengdu from Hunan Changde Railway Station and return to Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine to take the national standardization examination for residency training. Peng Jieting told reporters that due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the national standardized training completion exam for residents usually organized before graduation has been postponed this year.
"After entering the station, passing a flyover leading to the platform, I saw the station staff and enthusiastic passengers surrounding a fallen middle-aged man." Peng Jieting recalled. He was in a coma. His lips were purplish and dry. He touched his carotid artery and found that his vital signs were weak. He must be rescued immediately.
25-year-old Chen Jiali told reporters, “We had been resuscitating him with cardiopulmonary resuscitation and artificial respiration at the time. After that, an ambulance arrived and heard the medical staff say that the man’s pupils were dilated and he might not be able to be saved. I felt very sorry.
The life-saving of two medical students aroused heated discussion on the Internet. Their kind deeds were praised by many netizens, but there were also some negative comments.
Faced with the controversy, the family of the deceased came forward. The family of the deceased said, “Although the person is gone, we must be grateful. The two students have done their best and failed to rescue them, so don’t blame them.” The family of the deceased also said: “It is immoral to make comments without knowing the truth. behavior."
"After returning to school, we were busy preparing for the exam." Chen Jiali said. It was not until the family of the deceased contacted them to express their gratitude to them that this matter had attracted such high social attention.
Regarding the negative comments on the Internet, the two girls told reporters that they saved lives because of their instinct as medical students. They insisted on doing the right thing and would not care about the bad comments.
Regarding the students’ behaviors of acting bravely, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine expressed “support” on the official microblog of the school: two students practiced the oath of medical students with their own actions, and planned to award these two students a special prize to the principal at the freshman opening ceremony. To educate the majority of new students.
Duan Junguo, dean of the School of Ophthalmology of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, told reporters that the two girls were excellent during graduate school and passed the exam two years ago to obtain the qualification certificate of practicing physicians. During the standardized training in the hospital, they participated in emergency rescue and have abundant clinical experience. experience.
“It is the doctor’s job to save the dying and heal the wounded. In case of emergencies, due to the limited medical conditions at the scene and the complicated patient’s condition, there will be cases where the patient has not been rescued.” Duan Junguo said, in order to praise the two girls who came forward, For their efforts to save lives, the college will also award them a great doctor sincere award.
Peng Jieting has been admitted to Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine for her Ph.D. Chen Jiali will join a hospital to become a doctor. The two girls told reporters that they will continue to stick to the original intention of saving the dead and heal the wounded on the road of medical practice, and move forward through the waves.