Qilu Evening News Qilu One Point reporter Ma Xueting
“Director Zhang, there is a patient in septic shock who will be transferred from another hospital…” “I’ll be there soon.” On the evening of April 5th One point, Zhang Jiefang, deputy chief physician of the Department of Critical Care Medicine of Heze Municipal Hospital after a busy day, originally wanted to take a good rest, but after receiving the call, he rushed to the hospital within ten minutes to escort the patient’s health.
The day started at seven in the morning, and Zhang Jiefang did not stop for a moment. Shifting shifts, taking a patient, discussing the patient’s condition, and communicating again on special treatment plans… Doctors gather in groups to discuss cases, perform their respective duties when they receive an emergency patient, and immediately return to the clinic. After half a day’s work, Zhang Jiefang looked up and found that it was past 12 noon, and he only took a bite of the meal he brought from home in the morning. After seven o’clock in the evening, Zhang Jiefang dragged his tired body back home. At this time, he just wanted to spend time with his family and relax himself. But as soon as he received the call from the department, Zhang Jiefang felt as if he was on a stimulant, and his “tiredness” disappeared quickly. He didn’t have time to explain to his family, so he changed his clothes and went out.
This patient with septic shock who was transferred from another hospital had very unstable vital signs. After communicating with his family, he decided to take ECMO , the team immediately put in place, started the instrument, and ignited the hope of “reviving the dead” for the patient. Just when the patient’s condition had not completely stabilized, at 3:00 in the morning, “another patient is suspected of necrotizing fasciitis and has a poor mental state. He is about to be transferred from the emergency department…” The first department of intensive medicine received the information. Do a good job in the daily maintenance of the ECMO system, keep an eye on the changes of various vital indicators of the patient, dynamically adjust the treatment plan according to the condition at any time, and immediately prepare for the patients who will be transferred, such as monitors, anti-inflammatory drugs etc., and identify the patient’s symptoms and causes. When a conscious patient came to the intensive care unit, he was shocked: it turns out that the busyness here is day and night. The time of the night was fast and fast, and in a blink of an eye, it was Zhang Jiefang’s day shift time, but he had not slept for 24 hours.
Facing critical care patients, it is not tolerated for half a second to be negligent or careless. What happens in a second. This requires medical staff to maintain a high level of tension and be vigilant at all times. Here, people often fail to leave the ward once, go to the toilet once, or drink a sip of water. They sacrificed their rest time again and again to guard the last line of defense of the patient’s life.