Author: Bai Jianfeng, Du Weiwei, Yang Cen

Translated by: Wu Xia

“Maomao, how are you?

“I’m doing well, how about you?”

“I’m also quite well. I will let you get to your work.”

Hanging up the phone call from her 80 years old mother, Maomao, in her 60s, dried her tears and got back to the intense medical work.

As Director of Emergency Department and Intensive Medicine Department in Renmin Hospital, Dr. Wei Jie (Maomao), has been working day and night at the front line of the battle against new coronavirus.

To the very front of the frontline

“There were 20 critically ill patients in the rescue room during the day, 4 patients being monitored during the day, 6 patients were put on ventilator. Waiting patients were lined up to the front gate. We are out of many medical supplies. There were many patients to be treated. Tonight is a critical battle again!”

This is a random note taken by Dr. Hu Niandan on 29 January, and reflected the daily circumstances of the Emergency team.

Emergency Department is the frontline of a hospital. Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Dr. Wei Jie and other core members such as Dr. Du Xianjin, Dr. Tian Dan, Dr. Ding Yu, Dr. Wan Xi, has rushed to the very first line of the battlefield. Even with her 37 years’ experience in emergency medicine and 20 years’ experience in intensive medicine, Dr. Wei Jie feels the outbreak is unexpected.

“In the past, the Emergency Department had a peak period of patients. However, now 22 hours out of 24 a day are peak hours now. Hundreds of patients visits each day. Let alone eating and drinking, there is no time to go to the toilet. When one day’s work is done at 2 am in the morning, new day’s work begins by 4 am. ”

To make it worse, every patient can be a potential source of infection. This has brought great psychological pressure to the emergency team.

“Every year on New Year’s Eve, we will spend time in the department, paste window decorations, and hang lanterns, but this year, when we look up, we see limitless patients; when we look down, we see endless pressure and fear.” This is a passage written by Dr. Wei Jie in Wechat Page on New Year’s Eve.

In addition to being brave, you must also be wise

In the eyes of parents, Dr. Wei Jie is always the Maomao who need care. In the emergency team, however, she is always the pioneer and “iron hammer” standing at the front line. Facing pressure, and never flinch.

Mr. Gu, 92 years old was sent to the Emergency Department on New Year’s Eve. Dr. Wei Jie’s team found that although the elderly did not have fever and cough, he had severe bilateral lung infection. The team acted fast and carried out a series of tests including the new coronavirus nucleic acid. Under the careful treatment, the old man’s vitals are now stable.

In this battle, in addition to treating emergency patients, the emergency team was also responsible for the rescue of critical patients in other departments. They had to set off immediately at one call for rescue. She is proud to say: "The knowledge structure of emergency patients is horizontal, and the technical reserve is comprehensive. A little combing and integration at critical times can solve many clinical problems. Calmness and teamwork are the good traditions of emergency department, also greatest characteristic of man. "

During the fight against the epidemic, Dr. Wei Jie always emphasize: "As a doctor, in addition to being brave, you must also be wise. Only by protecting yourself can a doctor have the opportunity to treat more patients.

Never give in

After the epidemic broke out, the emergency department team work plan is rescheduled, and young medical staff sought the battle. "I can work overtime, and the child was taken care of by my mother. Please promise me, don’t tell my mother." "I just sent the child to my hometown, and I am taking a train from Sichuan back to Wuhan. I can’t stop at Wuhan Station. I can only get off at the next stop. But rest assured, my night shift tonight, I have to rush back. "Party members Dr. Li Wenqiang, Dr. Chen Jing, Dr. Zhu Ruiyao are the backbone of the Emergency Department that were sent to primary hospitals. On hearing that there was a shortage of staff in the department. They voluntarily gave up their vacation and quickly returned to the hospital to fight.

“In critical moment, the emergency team is reliable!” Dr. Wei Jiexin said with comfort, this technically strong, united and loving team dared to take on the task, never let her down, and gave her firm confidence and inexhaustible momentum to overcome the epidemic.

Dr. Wei Jie wrote in her social account Wechat"If you say you will win, you must win! The spirit of the women's volleyball team, never lose it! We must never give in!” "Till the day when the epidemic is under control, let us happily cry and then laugh!"