This is an ordinary morning, and news suddenly appeared on the hot search on Weibo #Doctor Zhou Nan’s death#. In a very short time, countless candles were lit on social platforms, and tens of thousands of netizens said goodbye to each other...
Who is Zhou Nan? What did she do? Why did her death touch the hearts of countless people? Today, let us approach " China's good doctor " and "the most beautiful doctor in the country" Zhou Nan, and feel the sincerity and responsibility under her white clothes.
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"I am in Tibet, so I may save more lives"
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe that many places in Tibet have such poor medical conditions, and pneumonia and gastroenteritis may cause local people to lose their lives."
In 2007, Zhou Nan traveled to Tibet. In Koga Village, Pulan County, southern Ali Region, Tibet, she met an old man suffering from pneumonia. He was in danger but didn't know how to use the medicine. After understanding the situation, Zhou Nan quickly diagnosed the old man and bought symptomatic medicines at the local pharmacy, which made the old man safe.
The lack of medical treatment and medicine in the local area deeply hurt Zhou Nan. "Tibet lacks doctors, can you come?" The Chinese language of the sandwich caused a thousand turmoil in Zhou Nan's heart.
Zhou Nan (left). Source: CCTV.com
In the spring of 2009, Zhou Nan graduated from Peking Union Medical College Hospital . She made the first choice in her life, giving up her job in the respiratory department of Peking Union Medical College Hospital and went to Tibet to work as a doctor. After learning about Zhou Nan's decision, both his parents and mentor strongly opposed it.
"There are more than 50 Grade A hospitals in Beijing. There is not much difference between one more doctor and one less doctor, but in Tibet, many lives will be saved because of my existence." Zhou Nan's attitude is firm.
In September that year, 27-year-old Zhou Nan took the train to Lhasa and became a doctor at the People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region. From that day on, she devoted all her studies to relieve the pain of the people on the plateau.
"Living people are placed in front of me, I dare not stop."
Tibet's natural environment is harsh. The Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital where Zhou Nan works is above 3,600 meters above sea level, and the oxygen content of the air is only about 60% of the sea level. Due to the severe altitude sickness, Zhou Nan insisted on going to the ward to check every day, "What if the patient's illness is delayed if he doesn't go to check it for a day?" She dared not slacken!
There are many rheumatism and immune patients in Tibet, but there is no rheumatism and immune department in Tibet. Some patients who suffer from this disease, if they do not have the conditions to transfer to the mainland for treatment, they can only go home and wait for death. Seeing this situation, Zhou Nan was very sad. "The problem of medical conditions must be solved first. We are not doing academic research, we will finish posting. There are living people in front of me, and I dare not stop."
Zhou Nan (first from right) is in Tibet. Source: Sichuan News Network Sichuan Mobile News
In April 2013, a girl named Zhuoma was diagnosed with leukemia, but Tibet did not have the medical conditions to treat this disease at that time, and the relevant departments were even more blank. Even though Zhou Nan made an accurate judgment, he still did not retain Zhuoma's life. Zhuoma's death further strengthened Zhou Nan's determination: to establish the first rheumatism and hematology department in Tibet (including the treatment of rheumatism and immune diseases and blood diseases) and never let the tragedy happen again.
Create a new department is much more difficult than imagined. She began to travel between Beijing and Tibet, contact resources and learn technology. Zhou Nan's idea was recognized by her teacher, Zhang Fengchun, professor of rheumatology and immunology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Zhang Fengchun donated 1 million yuan of instruments and reagent equipment such as immunoassay instruments, fluorescence microscopes, and helped Zhou Nan establish a laboratory.
The second floor internal medicine area of the People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region, where Zhou Nan once worked. Photo by Zhang Ruiling, reporter of China Youth Network
In 2014, a rheumatism and immunohistoric department with complete facilities and complete diagnosis and treatment technologies was built in Tibet, filling the gap in the treatment of rheumatism and immunology in Tibet. After the establishment of the Department of Rheumatism and Immunity, the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology and Hematology has set a number of the first cases successfully diagnosed and treated in Tibet: lupus encephalopathy, alveolar hemorrhage, thrombocytopenic purpura, hemophagocytosis syndrome, etc.
In this "young" department, there are only 8 doctors. Zhou Nan, who is under 30, started department management and served as deputy director of the department. “No matter how much you say, it is better to successfully rescue a patient in clinical practice."Zhou Nan said, "It is amazing to be able to rescue patients from the brink of death, especially to inspire children to be good doctors. "
" If you do it again, I will still choose this."
With a passion, Zhou Nan has been in Tibet for 9 years. Her figures are spread across remote areas such as Naqu , Dangxiong , Shannan , and Shannan . She snatched back the lives of many critically ill patients with lupus encephalopathy and vasculitis from the god of death.
Once, a 24-year-old male patient was admitted to Zhou Nan's department due to arthritis. He suddenly fell into a coma on the night of hospitalization. He was diagnosed with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) through a series of auxiliary examinations. TTP is a clinically extremely critical condition. Even if the mortality rate is as high as 50% in the tertiary hospitals in the mainland with plasma replacement support, and the patient's life is in vain. Line.
"That is a living life! Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we have to give it up!" Zhou Nan and her team did not give up. After unremitting efforts, the patient finally woke up and recovered very well in the subsequent rehabilitation. In 2017, Zhou Nan was named the "most beautiful doctor" in the country. The patient posted a message on his Moments: "All the thanks are indescribable. Today she won the award, and she deserves it!"
Zhou Nan diagnosed in the ward. Source: CCTV.com
009, Zhou Nan and her team treated more than 60,000 patients. She also used weekends to travel around 400 square kilometers to send doctors and medicines to herders for free, so that the people of the plateau who were seriously ill can see hope of life."There are many choices in life, but if you do it again, I will still be this choice. "When she was interviewed by reporters, she talked about her nine years of medical career on the snowy plateau. She said this. However, on August 2, 2019, Zhou Nan's life was forever frozen at the age of 37.
The information query window of the multi-functional self-service query machine in the Internal Medicine Zone on the second floor of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital still preserves Zhou Nan's information. China Youth Network reporter Zhang Ruiling photographed
Life has a length, how can a person live to live up to his life? Mao Zedong once said in "Commemoration of Bethune": "Comrade Bethune's spirit of not being selfish and specializing in benefiting others is reflected in his extreme responsibility for his work and his extreme enthusiasm for comrades to the people. "Respect your life, Zhou Nan is like this, and the same is true for 11.749 million health workers in China.
The people have passed away, but the spiritual candlelight has never been extinguished. Dr. Zhou Nan, go all the way! (China Youth Network reporter Li Huihui, Yang Weiqiong and Zhang Ruiling)
