From June 65438 to June 0938, Bethune taught blood transfusion technology in the rear hospital of Songyankou Military Region in Wutai County, Shanxi Province. "Blood transfusion" was a relatively new technology at that time, and only a few hospitals in big cities in China could carry it out. Blood transfusion under field medical conditions is something that people dare not think about. Bethune first described in detail the basic knowledge of blood collection operation, standard blood type making, blood type identification, blood matching test, storage, transportation and custody, and then recommended Ye Qingshan, a 32-year-old minister of health, as the first blood donor.
After testing the blood type, Bethune let Ye Qingshan lie on the bed, let the patient's head and feet face each other, and took out a simple blood transfusion device. Catheters with needles are connected to the veins of their left and right arms, and there is a three-way valve in the middle of the catheter, which is connected to a syringe. Bethune opened the valve for Minister Ye, pulled out the needle, and red blood flowed into the syringe. Then open the valve and blood will flow into the patient. Everyone applauded warmly, and the field blood transfusion was successful for the first time in the history of Chinese army field surgery.
When the second patient arrived, Bethune took the initiative to lie next to the patient and refused to say, "I am type O blood, take mine." Bethune was praised by the masses as "the blood bank of the masses".
2. Flood fighting and emergency rescue
1July, 1939, the continuous rainstorm for more than ten days caused the water level of Tanghe River to skyrocket, and the flooding affected Shenbei Village, Wanxian County, Hebei Province. Several fellow villagers clung to him and wouldn't let him take risks. Bethune sighed helplessly. The flood threatened the safety of the health school, and the superior decided to move the school to Hexi Rock.
Bethune immediately found the school and asked to join the commando. There is no ferry, so people use carrots to tie ladders as transportation. Bethune and the boys of the commando team jumped into the water, and ten people were in a row, arm in arm, carrying materials back and forth from trip to trip.
3. Teaching courses
1939 In the summer, Bethune studied in Jinchaji Health School and taught a demonstration class of field surgery. As soon as the class started, Bethune told the nurse Zhao Chong to open the Lugou Bridge. "Lugou Bridge" is a bridge-type wooden frame designed by Bethune for field operations. It was put on horseback, with medicine at one end and instruments at the other.
The nurse moved the Lugou Bridge down and took the things out. Soon, the operating table, dressing table, instrument tube, medicine bottle cart, washbasin, etc. were all ready, and doctors, nurses, pharmacists, stretchers and recorders took their positions, and the simple operating room was arranged. The next step is to demonstrate the process of the wounded entering the operation. The wounded are brought in, moved, bandaged, examined, bandaged, bandaged or operated in an orderly manner.
The third step is to withdraw from the operating room, put all the materials back in place in an orderly manner, and finally put the "Lugou Bridge" on horseback. Dr. Bethune said that to be a good doctor, you should not only be skilled, but also be ready to go to the front at any time.
Extended data:
Norman bethune was born in Gravenhurst, Ontario. 19 16 graduated from the medical school of the university of Toronto with a bachelor's degree. 1935 was elected as a member and director of the American thoracic surgery society. His chest surgery skills are well-known in Canada, Britain and the United States.
1935 joined the Canadian production party, 1936 volunteered to go to Spain to participate in the anti-fascist struggle in the winter. After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in China, in order to help the people's liberation in China,1March, 938, it was sent by the producers of Canada and the United States to lead a medical team composed of Canadians and Americans to Yan 'an. Bethune took an active part in organizing mobile medical teams to enter and leave the fire line to save lives. In order to reduce the pain and disability of the wounded, he set the operating table closest to the fire line.
He proposed to open a sanitary material factory, which solved the problem of insufficient drugs; Establish health schools and train a large number of medical cadres; He compiled a variety of battlefield medical textbooks and taught them in person. He refused a lot of special care, and his spirit of sacrifice, enthusiasm for work and sense of responsibility are exemplary. Bethune, who was nearly 50 years old, gave blood transfusions to the wounded many times, and operated on the wounded 1 15 for 69 hours at a time.
193910/in late October, Bethune cut the middle finger of his left hand with a scalpel while rescuing the wounded in the Battle of Motianling, Laiyuan County, Hebei Province. However, regardless of his illness and high fever, he insisted on staying in the front line to guide the battlefield rescue work. He said, "Don't treat me like an antique, treat me like a machine gun." Eventually, due to the deterioration of the injury, it turned into sepsis and the treatment was ineffective. 1 1.02 died in Huangshikou Village, Tang County, Hebei Province in the early morning. His last words before he died were: "Work hard! Go to the great road and open up the cause of progress! "
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