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family member had a myocardial infarction or cerebral infarction, how should I seek help?
Guangzhou Daily (all-media reporter Ren Shanshan, correspondent Huang Rui and Zhang Yang) The recent cooling has increased the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents.
If a family member has a myocardial infarction or cerebral infarction, how to ask for help correctly?
Recently, the emergency department team of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University encountered a case in which a patient with cerebral infarction suddenly hung up without clarifying his name and address in the call for help. Fortunately, after many efforts to "search from house to house", this thrilling emergency The rescue came to an end.
Unknown name, unknown address
Emergency team "searches from house to house"
"When I received the 120 call, the caller could not be contacted and the exact address was not known." Nurse Luo Yuan, the emergency department of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University recalled that the incident occurred in the emergency department of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital on December 26 last year. Ke received an incomplete order to leave: "Unknown" was written in the column of the patient's name.
It turned out that when the 120 Command received the call for help, the caller hung up before he explained the situation clearly, and the call was stopped after the call was made. Because the caller's pronunciation was vague, the operator only recorded a suspected address.
After receiving the order, the emergency department immediately dispatched an emergency team to the suspected address for rescue.
According to Dr. Wang Pengfei, after arriving at the section of road written in the order sheet, the emergency team immediately learned from the mouths of nearby residents that the number of the suspected address "does not exist at all."
After contacting, the 120 headquarters located several locations between Panxi Restaurant in Yuexiu District and Liwan Lake by phone.
Thinking that the person seeking help may have lost consciousness and is in critical condition, the emergency team decided to follow the community to look for it from house to house.
While knocking on the door door by door to confirm, the team asked loudly whether any residents had dialed 120 for help. After a long time, the rescue operation was in trouble.
The neighborhood committee dispatched to lock the target
The team cleverly completed the rescue
As time passed, the rescue team became more and more concerned about the physical condition of the rescuer. In order to expand the scope of investigation, the team contacted the local neighborhood committee.
After learning about the situation, the neighborhood committee immediately led the emergency team to the homes of two elderly people living alone in the community for investigation, but still no patients seeking help were found.
Just when the rescue operation was at a deadlock again, the team suddenly thought that they could try WeChat search on their mobile phones. After searching, they found a WeChat account called "Shao".
After contacting the 120 headquarters again, the team learned that the caller was probably an old man surnamed Chen. Through many efforts, the neighborhood committee and the team finally found a suspected old man living nearby, and the rescue team immediately drove there.
After arriving at the destination, the emergency team found that the resident was “closed the door”, but through the crack of the door, the emergency team found an old man lying motionless on the ground. In a hurry, Wang Pengfei reached in through the crack of the door. The door latch was opened in the iron gate, and the emergency team finally reached the side of the caller.
Patient diagnosed with acute cerebral infarction
Green channel protects life
According to Wang Pengfei, the patient's condition was complete hemiplegia on the right side and slurred speech. After preliminary examination, he was judged to be acute cerebral infarction.
After the emergency team quickly picked him up in the car, they performed emergency treatment in the car, and the patient's consciousness gradually recovered.
After returning to the emergency department of the hospital, the emergency team immediately enabled the stroke green channel for the patient, and the patient underwent a CT examination in time. At the same time, the neurology and neurosurgery teams also rushed to the consultation as soon as possible. It has formulated the most appropriate treatment plan.
At present, the patient is out of danger and is being treated in the emergency department of the hospital.
How to call for help in an emergency?
Clearly describe the location of symptoms
In an emergency, how can I dial 120 correctly so that the emergency team can find the patient the first time?
Wang Pengfei believes that when dizziness, lack of strength on one side of the hands and feet, or less sensitive activities as before, or numbness on one side, or unclear speech, difficulty swallowing, etc., it indicates the possibility of cerebral infarction/stroke. Call 120 for help immediately, and at the same time, it is best to ensure that there are sober relatives and friends around you to deal with possible emergencies.
In the call for help, it is necessary to clearly state the address, specific to the district, road and house number, and keep the phone open to improve rescue efficiency.
While waiting for first aid, patients and relatives and friends should remain as calm as possible.
If the patient has vomiting, he can maintain a prone position or a side lying position to avoid suffocation caused by vomit blocking the airway.
The patient's position should not be changed repeatedly to avoid falling.
If there is traumatic bleeding, use paper towels, dry towels, etc. to stop the bleeding.