(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) 13 days and nights of 3 medical workers fighting the epidemic in Gaocheng
China News Service, Shijiazhuang, January 17th, report title: 13 days and nights of 3 medical workers fighting the epidemic in Gaocheng
Author Luda Zhang Fan
From morning to night, 13 days later, Hu Xiaoyan could not count how many villagers had completed nucleic acid sampling.
Every word of "thank you" from the villagers made her feel warm.
Hu Xiaoyan is a nurse at the Daguo Town Health Center in Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang City. She and her colleagues Li Xue and Lian Jing were the first batch of medical staff to assist Gaocheng for nucleic acid sampling. They set off in the early morning of January 5.
On January 2, Xiaoguozhuang Village, Zengcun Town, Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, discovered the first confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia in this round of local epidemics.
Up to now, the positive infections detected in Shijiazhuang City are concentrated in Zengcun Town of Gaocheng District and its connected Xiguan Town, which account for more than 80% of the total number of cases in Shijiazhuang.
Whether the epidemic can be controlled within a certain range in a short time, nucleic acid testing and screening work is particularly important.
Pharyngeal swab collection is a key step in nucleic acid testing, and the sampling personnel are called "people facing the virus."
Hu Xiaoyan, Li Xue, and Lian Jing are engaged in this work.
It is understood that when collecting samples from pharyngeal swabs, sterile swabs are used to repeatedly wipe the tonsils and posterior wall of the pharyngeal side of the person being collected, and then keep the specimen.
During collection, the sampled person often coughs, sneezes, or even vomits, and the sprayed droplets will splash on the mask of the collector. If you are not careful, it is easy to cause infection.
"Wear the mask and secure the goggles. Our enemy is the'new crown virus'. We must protect ourselves and we must not be sloppy..." Before taking samples every day, Li Xue, the oldest person, always carefully checks the other two. Is protection done?
In order to reduce the gathering of people, the collection points for nucleic acid detection in Gaocheng District are mostly set in open outdoor areas.
In the winter in the north, the wind is bitter.
The three of them have to be busy for more than ten hours a day. They take off their goggles and protective gloves when they are resting. What they see are the "carvings" on their faces, and their hands that are red and purple with cold and trembling with chopsticks.
During the limited rest time, the three of them often miss their children and family.
"Every time after taking off the protective clothing, it is already very late. You can only watch the child's sleeping face through the video." Hu Xiaoyan said.
January 15 is Li Xue's birthday, and she is so busy that she has forgotten it.
Her five-year-old son sent a voice greeting: "Mom, happy birthday, hard work, remember to come back soon."
Li Xue said: "This is definitely an unforgettable birthday for me."
Lianzhou Town, Xing'an Town, Xiguan Town, Chang'an Town... The three of them have never been to Gaocheng before, but in these 13 days and nights, they have known many towns and towns in Gaocheng in this way and measured Gaocheng with their feet. Many villages.
Hu Xiaoyan said that what impressed her most was a child who said after sampling: "Auntie, it doesn't hurt, I'm not afraid anymore!"
"I think this is the highest appreciation for our medical workers." Hu Xiaoyan said, it doesn't matter if you work hard now, I hope that the epidemic in Shijiazhuang will end as soon as possible.
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