CCTV News:Intensive care unit is the last line of defense to save the lives of critically ill patients in COVID-19. Doctors and nurses in the intensive care unit of Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan have been fighting for 49 days since they received the related patients on December 29th last year.
At the 2020 Spring Festival Gala at the reception desk, hundreds of millions of viewers got to know this nurse in protective clothing. When they saw this nurse named Liu Hongjuan again after more than 20 days, she had just come out from work in the ward. Talking about the work scene shown on the Spring Festival Evening, Liu Hongjuan said that she was actually very tired at that time.
Liu Hongjuan, nurse in intensive care unit of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital:At that time, the support people had not arrived, and our physical strength was in an overdraft state. I took care of three patients, and the patients’ condition was not very good. The air supply system on their backs was ten kilograms, and then they were busy. The patients had to be rescued, so they couldn’t take care of themselves.
Nurses who are busy in the intensive care unit have more than five years of experience. This job is dangerous and heavy. All 48 nurses have been working for a month and a half without a day off.
Qu Zhaohui, head nurse of intensive care unit of Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan:Generally speaking, if you go in, you may stay in it for twenty or thirty minutes, and you will feel chest tightness and discomfort, but my nurse, she will stay for at least five to six hours, and the longest will stay for 10 to 12 hours. We are all the best nurses.
The best thing is not only technology, but also physical strength. It is still fast to pull up a 60-kg oxygen tank!
Song Jingyuan, nurse in intensive care unit of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital:The patient uses high-flow oxygen, and the concentration needs to be very high. A can of oxygen can only be used for half an hour.A patient needs it one day.More than 20 bottles, nearly 30 bottles.
Nurses take turns in shifts and wait around critically ill patients 24 hours a day. Nurses carry out all the doctor’s orders, including basic nursing care for patients, such as turning over, patting back, sucking sputum, caring for gastric tubes, urinary tubes, arteriovenous catheters, thoracic and abdominal drainage tubes, etc., always paying attention to patients’ vital signs such as ECG, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, etc., in addition, they have to undertake life care such as feeding, nasal feeding, washing hair, cleaning urine and so on, and are often exhausted at the end of the day.
Lu Li, nurse in intensive care unit of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital:After all, this is an infectious disease. Although we are wearing layers of protective clothing, it can protect us to a certain extent, but because it is closed inside the protective clothing, it will also affect our hearing, smell and sensitivity. In case we are not careful, we may be pricked by needles, contaminated by blood and body fluids, and then when we suck sputum or do other operations, there may be droplets splashing on our faces, which is actually quite dangerous.
On January 23rd, Wu Wenjuan, director of the intensive care unit, suffered from headache and fatigue due to staying up late and working hard. CT showed that there was a ground glass image in his lungs, and he was isolated and hospitalized. Although fully prepared for the virus infection, when I heard that Director Wu Wenjuan was suspected to be infected, all the people in the department inevitably experienced emotional fluctuations.
Ma Dan, nurse in intensive care unit of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital:What if I get infected? Then my dad said, people always have to do something meaningful in this life, and when you look back when you are old, you will feel that you won’t have any regrets. He said that you should leave things at home alone, and then work hard and work with peace of mind.
All the medical staff silently withstood the pressure, and Ma Dan not only returned to his post, but also submitted an application for joining the Party.
Ma Dan, nurse in intensive care unit of Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital:If we don’t stick to our posts, then no one can do what we do, and no one will stick to it. We should move forward unswervingly.
Fortunately, after treatment, Director Wu Wenjuan quickly returned to work.