China News Service, Guangzhou, March 14th: 75 Guangdong medical nurses go to Hong Kong to fight the epidemic
Author Cai Minjie Huang Le
In March, it was a beautiful spring day, but Hong Kong was enveloped by the epidemic.
The fifth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic hit Hong Kong violently, and the situation of the Hong Kong epidemic across a river affects the hearts of medical staff in Guangdong.
On the afternoon of the 14th, at the request of the Hong Kong SAR government, a total of 75 mainland medical teams dispatched by Guangdong Province left for Hong Kong via the Shenzhen Bay Port to fully cooperate with the SAR government in the treatment of patients and help Hong Kong stabilize and control the epidemic as soon as possible.
Li Dachuan, the leader of the testing and medical team of the special class that supports Hong Kong's anti-epidemic work, and the deputy director of the National Health Commission's Medical Administration Bureau, said that the medical team will go to the community treatment facility at AWE in Hong Kong to participate in medical care.
Photo by Chen Jimin of Guangdong medical nurses going to Hong Kong to fight the epidemic
According to reports, the patients admitted to the AWE Community Treatment Facility are mainly elderly people, and most of them have underlying diseases. They are high-risk people with severe and critical illnesses.
After the medical team arrives in Hong Kong, they will work quickly to reduce severe illness and death.
Since then, at the request of the Hong Kong SAR government, it will continue to send medical teams to support.
"Because of the closed-loop management, my husband and I are 'cloud reunion' in Hong Kong." Chen Wanzhi, chief nurse of the Department of Cardiology at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, said that in February this year, her husband went to Hong Kong to support nucleic acid sampling, and usually shared it on social media through social software. Hong Kong's work experience, "He thinks that Hong Kong citizens are generally qualified. After the nucleic acid sampling work, they will politely say 'thank you'".
"Hong Kong is half of my home, and half of my family members are in Hong Kong." Huang Chulin, an attending physician in the Department of Endocrinology at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, has many relatives who live in Hong Kong and usually visit their relatives in Hong Kong whenever there is a holiday.
"Since the outbreak of the epidemic, they have not returned to Guangzhou in the past three years. I basically contact them remotely through the Internet, including instructing them on how to take care of medicines."
Photo by Chen Jimin of Guangdong medical nurses going to Hong Kong to fight the epidemic
"When I heard the news of recruiting aid to Hong Kong this time, I immediately signed up, because it is more meaningful to do what I can do at the scene than to share remotely." Huang Chulin said, "regardless of whether I have relatives in Hong Kong or not, as a doctor, I should all take responsibility for saving lives."
"Also in the Greater Bay Area, we have close academic exchanges and cooperation with Hong Kong colleagues at ordinary times. At the beginning of the new crown epidemic, the mainland also received support and help from Hong Kong compatriots." Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University's anti-epidemic medical and epidemic prevention work in Hong Kong Team leader Yu Tao said that the 75 team members are all from 14 tertiary hospitals in Guangdong Province. The team members have also undergone selection and pre-job training. They believe that they can integrate into the big family of Hong Kong's anti-epidemic and epidemic prevention as soon as possible and carry out related work as soon as possible.
It has gradually become a trend for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao to jointly cultivate talents of Chinese medicine undergraduates.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine has been accepting students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan for internships and apprenticeships since the 1980s.
Photo by Chen Jimin of Guangdong medical nurses going to Hong Kong to fight the epidemic
"We often follow the Hong Kong epidemic information through various media, and communicate with students from Hong Kong and Macau." Zhan Shaofeng, deputy director of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, is a postgraduate tutor who has helped Wuhan and accumulated more He has experience in the treatment of new coronary pneumonia, and this time he is mainly responsible for the treatment of patients in Hong Kong.
"Students in Hong Kong share case information through the Internet, such as the patient's tongue coating, and we found that these symptoms are similar. We follow the theory of traditional Chinese medicine to differentiate and treat the syndrome, and the results are relatively good." Zhan Shaofeng said that there are currently clinical data. It can be verified from the cases that traditional Chinese medicine plays an important role in relieving the symptoms of patients, delaying or reducing the development of mild symptoms into severe diseases.
In response to this aid to Hong Kong, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University has previously carried out a series of trainings, including further standardizing the procedures for putting on and taking off protective clothing, tracheal intubation and the application of ventilators, etc., emphasizing good protection.
According to the language habits of some Hong Kong citizens and overseas people, 7 team members selected by the hospital master the use of Cantonese and English.
"Although there are differences in the medical systems and systems in Guangdong and Hong Kong, the work we do is the same, and we will follow scientific principles and focus on treating patients." said Kuang Yukun, a specialist in respiratory and critical care medicine at the hospital.
"In this aid to Hong Kong, we will also bring a lot of experience to Hong Kong, such as the infection control supervisor system, the hotel's sterilization registration system, etc., and we will also adapt to local conditions and keep pace with the times according to the changes in the epidemic." Guangdong Province No. 2 Lin Yukun, a public health physician in the Infection Department of the People's Hospital, said.
"Actually, I feel like I'm still doing my job, but in a different place. I really hope to help our compatriots, give full play to my professional strengths, and contribute my own strength." The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Infectious Diseases Wu Yuankai, deputy chief physician of the department, said.
Before departure, in addition to the necessities of life, Ling Chuanren, the head nurse of the emergency department of Ershadao Hospital of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, specially cut his hair, first to reduce risks, and secondly to facilitate maintenance. With the support of my family, I hope to overcome the epidemic as soon as possible, and wait for Hong Kong's international metropolis to return to its original prosperity as soon as possible." Ling Chuanren said.
In March, the kapok in Guangzhou was in full bloom.
After the deep winter, the bauhinia, the messenger of the spring, will be more splendid as clouds.
When the dark clouds dissipate, the Hong Kong River will be full of red and spring.
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