(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Chinese doctors fighting the epidemic in Minnesota, USA

  China News Agency, Beijing, June 10th, Title: Chinese Doctors in the War of Epidemic in Minnesota, USA

  Author Wu Kan

  A few days ago, at St. John's Hospital in Minnesota, more than 30 medical staff stood on both sides of the corridor and sent off a pregnant woman with new coronary pneumonia. Li Yingjie, chairman of the Minnesota Chinese Medical Doctors Association and neurologist, is also among them. But before the patient left, she was called away by the emergency department again.

  Since the outbreak in the United States, the doctors of the Chinese Medical Association of Minnesota have always been at the forefront of the fight against the epidemic, saving lives day and night.

  "This pregnant woman had difficulty breathing when she first arrived at the hospital. After everyone worked hard, she finally successfully saved two lives." Li Yingjie said.

  After get off work, Li Yingjie returned home. She was isolated from her family because she was in contact with her new pneumonia patient. She lived in the basement of her home, and even the family members drove to the door to eat and drink. "Sometimes I feel tired and depressed. For example, one of my patients with new coronary pneumonia died last week, and a month of rescue failed to keep him..."

  One day, Li Yingjie saw a picture of a patient on the wall of the intensive care unit. The picture shows an angel in a protective suit and a line of "Our Hero". "This painting gave me a lot of strength and inspired me to continue to fight the virus."

  Dayuan Li is a cardiologist at M Health Fairview and a member of the Chinese Medical Doctors Association. He said that because new coronary pneumonia patients often have myocardial damage, the cardiologist must be on the front line.

  "It's impossible to say that I'm not afraid at all. I need to listen to the heart and lungs when I examine the patient. Listening to the lungs also requires the patient to take a deep breath and cough. The risk is indeed not small." Li Dayuan said.

  Lu Yun is a clinical pharmacist. She organized a number of video conferences between Chinese and American doctors. The two sides discussed cases and shared experiences. Chinese doctors also gave advice on medications for some cases in the United States.

  The epidemic situation is raging, but the epidemic prevention materials of major hospitals in Mingzhou are limited, and the work risks of medical staff are extremely great.

  "In the middle and late March, our hospital's protective materials are only enough for one week, and a mask needs to be disinfected repeatedly, which takes two to three weeks." Li Yingjie said.

  Liu Yuhua is a surgical nurse at North Memorial Health Hospital. There are many new coronary pneumonia patients in the hospital, but the protective materials have been scarce.

  She said that only N95 masks can be used by anesthesiologists in the operating room, and only surgical masks for surgical nurses, and only one per person per day. "Tracheal intubation is the most dangerous link. Without N95 medical care, you have to leave the operating room temporarily and wait until the end of the intubation."

  In this case, Ji Yan, an oncologist at Health Partner Hospital, also distributed the 2,000 masks sent by his family from China to colleagues and patients. "Most of my patients are cancer patients. They have low resistance and are susceptible to infection. They need these masks even more."

  In order to help the hospital overcome the difficulties, the Mingzhou Chinese Doctors Association established the "Covid-19 Anti-epidemic Fund" and launched a fund-raising event for the hospital in the Chinese community.

  "Everyone is not easy in the epidemic, but they are still generous, and various Chinese societies are also actively responding to the organization's fundraising." Li Yingjie said, there is a retired Chinese old couple who are not wealthy, they paid out $500, and there are many Chinese mothers and children. , I made a mask at home with a sewing machine and sent it...

  After donations were collected, Chinese doctors sought suppliers and purchased materials from China after work. Li Yingjie said that as of now, they have received about US$100,000 in donations, and have donated more than 100,000 pieces of protective materials to more than ten hospitals, clinics and nursing homes in Mingzhou.

  Li Yingjie said that the lack of protective materials in various hospitals in Mingzhou has been alleviated. "Whenever I walk in the hospital and see the medical staff and patients wearing the masks we purchased from China, I feel relieved and proud." (End)