Source: Qianjiang Evening News
Waves of high temperatures shrouding Hangzhou. According to the latest weather forecast, the maximum temperature in Hangzhou can reach 39-40℃ from July 26 to 29. When most people turn on the air conditioner and isolate the stuffy summer air outdoors, 77-year-old Li Rui (pseudonym) is still busy at home without electric fans and air conditioners.
He didn't know that he had heatstroke, and the loss of strength was rapid. Li Rui found that he collapsed on the ground and could not get up. Although he was only three or five meters away from the door, he couldn't get through it. The high-cryogenic brain was in chaos. He could only respond to the anxious shouts of his neighbors outside the door, but forgot to call for help. The day he fell to the ground with heatstroke was July 13, and Li Rui is still in the hospital for treatment.
Falling twice in succession
He didn't know that he had heatstroke
Undecorated unfinished house, less than 90 square meters of space was divided into bedroom, kitchen, living room and study. There were yam , sweet potatoes and corn in the bamboo basket on the cement floor, and a white flour steamed bun was left in the plastic bag on the cabinet. Four or five basins were placed in a mess in the corner, and the poles beside them were covered with towels with invisible colors.
does not turn on the air conditioner and does not have an electric fan. When it feels hot, shake the fan, use plastic basin to attach a full of cold water, wet the towel and wipe it over your body. This is how Li Rui spent the summer for more than ten years.
This 77-year-old professor remembers that he had heat stroke on July 13. The maximum temperature in Hangzhou that day was 40.3℃, "the sun is very big." At around 7 o'clock in the morning, he ate a bowl of rice porridge cooked with red beans, mung beans, , kidney beans, tomatoes, pumpkin, etc. at home, and mixed them with two spoonfuls of black sesame paste. Like many elderly people, he pays great attention to the nutrition of breakfast.
Li Rui then walked to the supermarket near the community to buy vegetables. He planned to buy some raw vegetables such as carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc. "It is not convenient to cook in summer." By the way, he bought bags of steamed buns in a small shop near the community, which was his staple food for lunch and dinner. On the way back to , he suddenly fell on the side of the road and was taken to the police station by a kind-hearted person, and was taken home by community staff .
"I'm old, it's normal to fall down." Li Rui told the reporter of Hour News that he thought he had just fallen by chance, so he did not take any measures after returning home. He still heated the leftovers in the stuffy kitchen and steamed a steamed bun in an induction cooker to make lunch. Then, with the water cup, went to the study to read
every day, "If you focus, you are not sensitive to temperature, and you don't know that you have heatstroke at that time." has no family around, and the old man doesn't know his physical condition.
The incident happened around 7:10 pm. Li Rui's neighbor, Wei Xuejing, also the liaison officer of the retired teacher of the School of Humanities, whom he once taught, came to Li Rui to give Li Rui a small fan, but after knocking for half an hour, no one opened the door. "I heard that there was 'well''''ok'' in it responding to me, but there was no other movement." Wei Xuejing hurriedly called the community staff. After
, he found that Li Rui was lying on the kitchen floor. Although was still conscious, his limbs could no longer move.
After diagnosis, the elderly were fainted due to heat stroke , and caused complications of lung infection .
At present, Li Rui is still in hospital for treatment, and the community has found a nurse for him to take care of him. On July 21, when the reporter of Qianjiang Evening News Hour News contacted the old man by phone, his voice sounded a little weak, "I hung up the salt water for nine days, and now I feel good, but I have been lying for too long, and this time I have escaped from death."
Living alone is simple
Air conditioner has become a decoration
Before retirement, Li Rui taught in a university in Hangzhou. In 2005, Li Rui bought a Haier air conditioner that costs more than 1,000 yuan, but it broke after using it for about a year. "I'm afraid of trouble and unwilling to repair it. You said that the brands you have done are like this, so you'd better not use these appliances." Air conditioning has since become a decoration in the room.Although community staff reminded him many times during the visit to pay attention to summer heat and health first, he still had distrust of electrical appliances.
Like most elderly people, Li Rui’s life trajectory after retirement is very simple. Every day, he walks for more than ten minutes to buy vegetables at a nearby supermarket or take the bus to the Hangzhou Library with his backpack to borrow books. "Sometimes he comes back with a dozen books." While waiting for the bus, he will use the laptop he carries with him to record some thoughts, "I can't understand why others can't even bring a notebook."
Li Rui insists on reading and writing for ten hours every day, and this is true all year round. He felt that "the time is too limited when people get old, so they need to read and write more", but he "she thinks it's troublesome" when using smartphones. Because he always forgot to charge, he had neither phone number nor WeChat, so he had to visit him by visiting the community veterans.
Li Rui's house has not been decorated much. When his colleagues come to the house, they will complain, "You are really outrageous, and you are still cement floor." Apple also always buys cheap unit prices but poor quality. "Teacher Li lives very frugal, and the most valuable thing is a room of books," Wei Xuejing told the reporter of the hourly news.
Li Rui has no children and has lost contact with his only relatives in Xi'an for many years because he has no communication methods. After retirement, he has lived alone in the Phoenix Community. Wei Xuejing asked him when she was conducting the investigation of the guardian of retired employees, what should she do if she is sick or has an urgent matter? The response to her was Li Rui's long-lasting silence.
Li Rui once read " Days Dark Hit " written by Week Daxin . This is a novel focusing on the elderly society. "I saw that some elderly people are not doing well in nursing homes, and I don't want to go to nursing homes." The previous few times the community wanted to send Li Rui over, but the elderly refused. But after fainting from heat stroke this time, he felt that it was very hard for community staff and colleagues to run for him, so decided to move to the nursing home first to try it out. What he is most concerned about is that he has to go to the bank to withdraw money after being discharged from the hospital and pay the medical expenses that Wei Xuejing paid for him.
The elderly have high incidence of heat stroke,
Extremely high temperature air conditioners and fans are turned on
In recent days, the temperature in Hangzhou has been swept by heat waves, and young people say they can't stand it, and older people can't bear it. There are several cases of heat stroke reported by the elderly in the news alone.
htmlOn the afternoon of July 10, a 78-year-old man walked into the emergency hall of the Linping District Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, with the help of his family. The old man looked pale, had shortness of breath, weak limbs, and unclear consciousness. After the doctor asked his family, he learned that the old man had heatstroke in the scorching sun. After the body temperature was measured, it was as high as 39.7℃, and it only recovered after nearly an hour of rescue. htmlOn the afternoon of July 12, a white-haired old man living in Caihe, Shangcheng, Hangzhou fainted on the side of the roadside with an outdoor temperature of up to 40℃, and his head hit the ground. The situation was very critical. Passionate passers-by quickly called the police. Afterwards, the police car drove the lane to take the old man to the hospital, and the old man was out of danger after treatment.In addition, on July 12 and 13 alone, more than 30 patients with heat stroke were treated in the emergency department of Xiaoshan District Second People's Hospital, of which 5 of them were admitted to critical care medicine department . Among these heatstroke patients, Grandma Liu (pseudonym), the oldest, is 101 years old. Because her home is decorated, she lives in a temporary room without air conditioning. When she was sent to the hospital on July 13, her core temperature was as high as 42.1℃. She was diagnosed with heatstroke disease, which also caused damage to multiple organs, which was very dangerous.
Most of the patients with heat stroke admitted to hospitals are elderly people. Due to living habits and other reasons, most of them have not taken anti-heat and cooling measures such as turning on air conditioners.
Doctor reminds that in the extreme high temperature days, the air conditioner and fan are turned on, and the air conditioner can be adjusted to about 26℃, and ventilation is done in the morning and evening.
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This may be the most difficult summer for the elderly living alone. "I have poor legs and feet, and I walk slowly. Now I'm going out to buy vegetables and dry them very much"; "If I don't turn on the air conditioner, I'll cost three or four yuan a night"; "I have chronic diseases, I have a headache when the electric fan is blowing, and I can't breathe when the air conditioner is turned on"...
When facing rounds of continuous high temperatures alone, what will the elderly experience? What kind of help do they need? Hourly News reporters walked into the Phoenix Community, Ziyang Street, Shangcheng District to see the scorching summer life of the elderly living alone.
continues to have high temperatures,
most worried about the life of the elderly living alone
Shen Yang remembers that every time he visits the door, Li Rui would stand behind the security door, wave to her. Shen Yang reminds him to pay attention to avoiding the summer heat and go out less, and the old man nods. More often, Shen Yang is the only talk to the elderly living alone in the community. The elderly will take out watermelon, tremella soup, and other foods to cool down, and chat with her.
43-year-old Shen Yang is an assistant to Fenghuang Community, Ziyang Street, Shangcheng District. Under the continuous high temperature in Hangzhou, she traveled to households more frequently. "Starting at the end of June, we have to contact elderly people who live alone or empty nests at least three times a week, visit or make phone calls. We will pay attention to key elderly people, especially those who have no children or who are out of town every day."
At 3:30 pm on July 20, Shen Yang guessed that the elderly people woke up and took a list of information about more than ten elderly people. He hurriedly set out from the community and headed straight to the Mucai New Village.
Second floor, Building 5, Wood New Village, Shen Yang slapped the rusty iron door for ten minutes, "Grandma Shi, are you here?" It was not until Shen Yang took out his cell phone to make a call that the 89-year-old Grandma Shi opened the door, "I'm not wearing pants, you can wait." Grandma Shi said shyly.
She was taking a nap, wearing only a short-sleeved top, and a palm-leaf fan next to her pillow, but it was obviously difficult to resist the heat in the room. Grandma Shi welcomed Shen Yang into the door and then opened the ceiling fan in the living room. The old wind leaves were turning on in a room less than 50 square meters.
"Didn't you ask you to turn on the air conditioner? Why didn't you turn it on?" Shen Yang asked with concern. The air conditioner hanging in a corner of the bedroom and above the wardrobe was turned on immediately. Not long after, Grandma Shi couldn't help but put a coarse cloth coat on herself, "I have a bad heart. It's uncomfortable to blow the fan and the air conditioner for too long; it's too hot, it's also uncomfortable. I can only turn it on for a while and turn it off for a while."
When talking about the air conditioner, Grandma Shi felt complaining. Not long ago, the air conditioner could not be turned on for a while. She wanted to find someone to repair it, but was told that the air conditioner repairer was in a hurry and had to queue for three days. "I went to my daughter's house for three days, but I really didn't live a comfortable life. With my son-in-law here, I can't watch TV all night, nor can I just wear a top at home." Three days later, Grandma Shi returned home, but until the repairman came to the door, she realized that the air conditioner was not broken. "I spent 100 yuan on the door fee and disassembly and assembly fee in vain."
This summer, Grandma Shi hardly went out, "It's too hot outside, and the children said I should go out less." She pointed to the refrigerator and said, "My daughter comes once a week, and the refrigerator is full, which is completely enough to eat, and she doesn't have to go out to buy vegetables."
"Grandpa, how are you doing these two days? Is the house hot?" Climbing up to the third floor, Shen Yang walked into the home of Grandpa Lu, a solitary old man. Grandpa Lu didn't turn on the air conditioner, and the ceiling fan in the living room was rotating hard. Because of cardiovascular disease, the storage basket next to the table was filled with medicine boxes. Shen Yang chatted with Grandpa Lu in a familiar way, and told him that the weather was hot and not to forget to turn on the air conditioner when it was time to turn on. Seeing the two packs of cigarettes on the desktop, Shen Yang couldn't help but advise him to smoke less, "Smoking is not good for health. Let's first reduce the pack from one pack per day to one pack per week."
The air conditioner cannot be turned on,
each has its own difficulties
Under the scorching sun, Shen Yang walked in a hurry, and within half an hour, he left two families in a row. At 4 pm, passing by the community garden, Shen Yang saw from a distance that a group of old men were wearing a palm fan, placing a square mahjong mat on a bench, and sitting around the tree to enjoy the cool air.
"These elderly people live very regularly, they are definitely here from 2:30 to 4:30 pm every day, and they are basically elderly people living alone." Shen Yang walked forward with a smile. When seven or eight old men saw her, they smiled and called her "Xiao Shen". A grandmother saw Shen Yang sweating heavily and even fanned her with a palm fan.
" I was bored at home, so I didn't come down to chat. "Grandma Wang has a bad legs and feet, and a towel is on her right leg.
"It's too hot this summer. "The old man shook his palm-leaf fan while sighing. Grandma Wang said, "In the past, after dinner, we could walk outside the community for more than ten minutes, but now we only dare to walk around the community. "Another grandma took over the conversation, "I don't go to the mahjong hall that I like the most now. "
" Fortunately, the vegetable market is very close to the community. Usually, you won't be sunbathed for too long if you buy a vegetable. "Grandma Wang said that her daughter lives in Baoshanqiao and she would bring vegetables and fruits for a week every time she came. "What kind of pumpkins and tomatoes are easy to preserve, and the refrigerator is full, so I don't have to go out to buy vegetables often. "As he said that, Grandma Wang turned to feel sorry for her children, "It's too hot, so it's hard for them to run back and forth. "
" Do you turn on the air conditioner at home? "Shen Yang asked with the old man's hand.
When talking about the air conditioner, the old man talked: "It must be turned on." "This money can't be saved, otherwise people will be hot. The news said that more and more people are suffering from heatstroke..."
Someone remembered Li Rui, who also lives alone, and asked Shen Yang, "How is that person with heatstroke in the community? "
" is still in hospital. "Shen Yang paused and reminded him, "You must turn on the air conditioner."
"Don't worry, I'll turn on it all day. "Gray-haired Grandma Li said that after getting up in the morning, she would turn on the air conditioner at around 10 o'clock, go out to get some air conditioner in the afternoon, and keep on turning on the air conditioner after dinner in the evening.
"I'm afraid of heat. It's really not possible without air conditioner in this weather. "Grandpa Wang, who was shaking a folding fan, also shared with his neighbors how to save money, "I turned on the air conditioner to 29 degrees, and then turned on a low-end fan to blow at my feet to save some electricity. "
Grandma Dong shook her head, "I have a chronic disease, I can't breathe when turning on the air conditioner, and if the ceiling fan is stronger, it is easy to cause headaches. "She said that she only turned on the air conditioner for one hour a day, "I lie on the ground and slept, so it's cooler and more comfortable. "
" will cost four or five yuan per night to turn on the air conditioner, but it is still expensive. "The other grandma settled the bill and said with a little distress, "When the child comes, turn on the air conditioner. Usually, I just need to blow the electric fan by myself. "
4 hours a day,
knocks on the door of the elderly living alone
" Phoenix Community is an old community, with 10,800 residents in the jurisdiction, and more than 2,600 elderly people over 60 years old, including nearly 140 elderly people living alone. "Hong Dongxiao, secretary of the Party Committee of Phoenix Community, said that usually, these elderly people living alone are the key targets of the community's attention, and they are even more concerned about the heat weather recently.
After working for three years, Shen Yang is almost familiar with the big and small things of the elderly in the community. Her computer desktop displays a table of key elderly people, which records in detail the basic information, address, contact information, physical and family conditions of each elderly person living alone. "The heart is not good. ""hypertension. "Six teeth were pulled out. "The son took him to live. "Currently traveling in Chongqing. "...Little and little bit of the elderly's daily lives are included and updated in real time with Shen Yang and his colleagues visiting the homes.
This is a "door knocking action" carried out to protect the safety of the elderly. Whenever the city enters midsummer or severe winter, Shen Yang and his colleagues will divide their troops and visit the elderly in the community regularly. "Every day, from 9:00 to 11:00, and from 3:30 to 5:30, almost everyone knocks on the door. "Shen Yang said.
However, there are always many difficulties in "knocking the door". It is common for many people to knock on the door for a long time but not get a response. "Many elderly people don't use their mobile phones and cannot contact them in advance. It is inevitable that sometimes, the old man just happens to be not at home. "Shen Yang said that sometimes, he crawled to the sixth floor in sweat, but couldn't knock on the door, so he could only find time to visit.
More times, because the elderly have poor hearing, even if they are at home, Shen Yang has to find ways to knock on the door."You often have to shout and knock on the door, so that the old people can hear it." Shen Yang said.
Once, she saw a grandfather living alone at home through the window in the corridor, but no matter how she knocked on the door, the other party couldn't hear it. "I called his cell phone, and when I heard the ringing ring, my grandfather didn't respond." Shen Yang said, in the end, she had to shake the flashlight constantly to attract my grandfather's attention with the light.
Some moments, Shen Yang also needs to take more indirect methods to confirm the old man’s recent situation. "We will leave a phone number for the elderly who are focusing on the elderly. When they can't knock on the door, they will call the elderly's children. They may be together." Shen Yang said that he often inquire about the situation of the other party from the neighbors who are focusing on the elderly. "These neighbors are very enthusiastic and will also help pay attention to empty nests and lonely elderly people."
In Shen Yang's view, the "door knocking action" not only protects the elderly's safety in the scorching heat, but also meets the psychological needs of some elderly people. "The elderly have different temperaments. Some people may feel annoyed when they go too much; some people will hold our hands to talk about family matters every time they come to the door, and keep talking." Shen Yang sighed, "They need to be company so much."
Source: Qianjiang Evening News All-Media Editorial Center Comprehensive from Qianjiang Evening News·Hours News Reporter Pan Lu Zhang Rong, Qianjiang Evening News Previous reports, etc.
