Source: Nanfang Daily
Academician Zhong Nanshan, who won the "Medal of the Republic", returned to Guangzhou on the evening of the 8th and received a warm welcome at the airport. Nanshan Daily reporter Wang Hui Xu Hao photo
Walking into the Great Hall of the People, 84-year-old Zhong Nanshan is full of vigor and steady steps.
"My name is Zhong Nanshan, and I am a chest and pulmonary respiratory doctor." On September 8th, at the National Commendation Conference for Fighting the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic, the simple and humble self-introduction of the "Republic Medal" winner Zhong Nanshan was particularly moving. In the face of honor, he kept in mind his original intention of studying medicine and did not forget his mission as a doctor.
"When the prosperous age is happy, we should live up to the prosperous age." When it comes to emotions, Zhong Nanshan choked a little. In an interview with the media before the meeting, Zhong Nanshan recalled that when someone sang the national anthem to inspire fighting spirit during the most difficult stage of the fight against the epidemic in Wuhan, his eyes were red: "This is the Chinese nation, this is the Chinese, and nothing can be overwhelming!"
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retrograde 84-year-old Zhong Nanshan's 96-hour
"No special circumstances, don't go to Wuhan." In early 2020, the new crown pneumonia epidemic struck, academician Zhong Nanshan advised everyone not to go to Wuhan for the time being, but he set foot on it. The "retrograde" train.
From January 18th to 21st, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Beijing... 4 days, thousands of kilometers, Zhong Nanshan rushed to the forefront of the epidemic without hesitation. During the 96 hours of the tight schedule, the 84-year-old did not say a word of tiredness.
rushed to Wuhan on the same day as the Spring Festival. Air tickets were no longer available. Zhong Nanshan and his assistant were sitting in the dining car. Once settled, Zhong Nanshan immediately took out the documents to study. He closed his eyes for a moment and was photographed by his assistant. In the photo of
, Zhong Nanshan's gray hair and tired expression made countless people cry. But his pace toward the front line never stopped.
On January 19, Zhong Nanshan immediately went to Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital and Wuhan CDC for field investigation after participating in the Wuhan epidemic research meeting. On the same day, Zhong Nanshan boarded a flight to Beijing from Wuhan. On January 20, after a day of intensive work, Zhong Nanshan accepted a live interview with Bai Yansong at 21:30.
"The new coronavirus can be transmitted from person to person, and the most effective way to prevent and control is early detection, early diagnosis, treatment, and isolation." Zhong Nanshan's words were clear and powerful, and he affirmed the phenomenon of "person-to-person transmission" to the public for the first time. The judgment of authoritative experts was finalized and changed China's strategy of preventing and treating COVID-19. Since then, Zhong Nanshan has also taken the lead in formulating a national-level diagnosis and treatment plan for new coronary pneumonia, and has been continuously updated based on the understanding of the disease. The "national guide" has become an important successful experience in China's fight against the new coronary pneumonia epidemic.
On January 21, when he returned to Guangzhou, Zhong Nanshan attended the press conference held by the Information Office of the People's Government of Guangdong Province. In the subsequent press conferences, Zhong Nanshan made many voices on the focus of public concern and the progress of epidemic prevention and control. The openness and transparency of information allows rumors to be self-defeating and allows the public to cooperate more actively in epidemic prevention.
Dingxin pill "Human life is the most important human right"
17 years ago, when the SARS epidemic was the worst, Zhong Nanshan's sentence "Send all the critically ill patients to me", let the critically ill patients see the dawn of hope.
17 years later, in 2020, when the new crown pneumonia epidemic hits, Zhong Nanshan led the team to continue to gnaw the most difficult and severe "hard bones". He said: "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we can do whatever it takes."
Zhong Nanshan is affiliated with Guangzhou Medical University. The First Hospital received severe patients with new coronary pneumonia and created zero infections and zero deaths. Recently, a critically ill patient with new coronary pneumonia who used extracorporeal membrane lung (ECMO) to assist support for 111 days and was ventilated with a tracheal intubation ventilator for 150 days was discharged from the hospital, creating a "world miracle".
Ms. Peng, a critically ill pregnant woman with new coronary pneumonia in Zhongshan, was also a patient who Zhong Nanshan and local medical staff robbed from the "Ghost Gate". During the two months of hospitalization, she suffered various diseases such as acute respiratory distress syndrome , septic shock, multiple organ dysfunction and so on. Zhong Nanshan consulted for her remotely and guided the formulation of treatment plans, and Ms. Peng's condition gradually improved. Before leaving the hospital, she wrote a letter of thanks: "Thanks to the medical staff, and to Academician Zhong Nanshan, for pulling me back from death." During the
epidemic prevention and control period, Zhong Nanshan used offline visits and online consultations to help Provide guidance for the treatment of difficult and severe patients; Zhong Nanshan's team memberThey also went to the frontline of the anti-epidemic in Hubei, went to many cities in Guangdong to guide the treatment of patients with new coronary pneumonia, and some members went to Iraq for anti-epidemic assistance.
Zhong Nanshan also specially recorded a video for the medical staff rushing to Hubei, cheering up: "You are going to fight in the most difficult, forefront, most difficult, and most vulnerable place, I salute you!"
"What is the greatest human rights" Human life is the most important human right. We have saved so many lives, and this is the manifestation of our greatest human rights." On September 1, this year's "First Class of School" was broadcast. Academician Zhong Nanshan's words made people She shed tears. Under the guidance of the concept of "people first, life first", Zhong Nanshan led the team to face the difficulties, which is a "reassurance pill" for patients.
Pioneer scientific research to help clinical treatment
“In addition to wearing masks and washing hands frequently, it is very important to ensure the smooth flow of sewers!” On February 18, at the press conference on epidemic prevention and control held by the Guangdong Provincial Government Information Office, Zhong Nanshan emphasized the prevention of sewers. Spread the virus. This important reminder comes from a new breakthrough in the scientific research of Zhong Nanshan's team-the isolation of live strains from the stool and urine of patients with new coronary pneumonia. Under the
epidemic, scientific research emergency research is tantamount to "taking time" with the virus. Zhong Nanshan led the team and became the "pioneer" of scientific research on the war epidemic.
They carried out a virus traceability study and the first nationwide study on the clinical characteristics of new coronary pneumonia, providing an important basis for accurate clinical understanding and scientific diagnosis and treatment of new coronary pneumonia; they established the world's first non-genetically modified mouse animal model of new coronavirus pneumonia, laying a foundation for vaccine development Basic; carried out research on the prevention and treatment of new crown virus pneumonia with traditional Chinese medicine; developed a throat swab sampling robot... Under the
epidemic, Zhong Nanshan led his team to successively obtain 5 ministerial-level scientific research projects, 16 provincial-level scientific research projects, and 5 municipal-level scientific research projects. Lead the development of 41 COVID-19 emergency clinical trial projects, published 20 SCI articles in authoritative journals at home and abroad, authorized 6 patents, took the lead in completing 3 COVID-19-related disease guidelines, and led the completion of 2 COVID-19-related books.
"To do scientific research, we need to'top the sky' and also the'situation'." Zhong Nanshan said, "top the sky" is to grasp the international frontier concepts and tackle urgently needed projects in the country; the "site" is to be able to meet the needs of the people, research and development To provide effective, safe, inexpensive and convenient devices and drugs for the common people.
In Zhong Nanshan's view, the "Medal of the Republic" is a full affirmation of the party and the state to all medical and health workers. The prevention and control of the epidemic must be cautiously as the beginning and continue to work hard. "'Health is tied to life and life' is the original intention of our doctors; protecting the health and life safety of the people is the mission of our doctors."