1937, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out in China. Bethune led a medical team composed of Canadians and Americans to China Liberated Area. 1April, 938, went to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region via Yan 'an, and worked for nearly two years. His spirit of sacrifice, enthusiasm and sense of responsibility were exemplary until he died in the line of duty. His deeds were widely praised by the people of China.
1998, Bethune was officially incorporated into the "Canadian Medical Hall of Fame"; In 2004, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation selected "the greatest Canadian", and Bethune was selected as the 26th great man.
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1924, Bethune was suffering from tuberculosis, but he still tried to invent the "artificial pneumothorax therapy" and achieved great success in his own experiment. His original thoracic surgery technique is well-known in the medical field.
193 1 in the summer of, Bethune signed a franchise patent agreement with Pilling & Sons Company in Philadelphia, USA, which was responsible for all the manufacturing and sales of surgical instruments invented by Bethune and named after "Bethune Instruments"-there were 22 kinds of instruments, which were in an extremely leading position at that time.
From 1936 to 1937, Bethune went to Spain to participate in the Spanish civil war as a volunteer to support the international anti-fascism. During this period, he created a mobile first aid system for the wounded, which became the prototype of the mobile military surgical hospital widely used in the future. He invented the world's first method of transporting blood in order to save the wounded who lost too much blood, which is of great significance in medicine.