On the eve of international nurse's day, may 11th, xinhua president sha (journalist) “5-12”, in the emergency icu ward of the hunan people's hospital, a quick breather sounded, and “after 90” respiratory therapist mensai was busy looking at it. “now the patient is struggling to breathe and needs to adjust his breathing parameters to give the patient greater support.” mensai remained by the patient's bed, following closely the change in the values on the breathing machine. For mensai, it's normal to work。
On 8 may, the respiratory therapist mensai worked in the icu ward. Xinhua news agency
Get on the respirator, assemble oxygen therapy equipment, assist in subduction, debug the machine... In the hospital, there are many nurses, like mensai, who are carrying breathing support equipment, who are on the rescue front of the hospital's emergency sections, operating rooms and wards, and who buy more time for patients with respiratory failure and take back valuable opportunities for a dying life, known as respiratory therapists。
The senior respiratory therapy specialist at hunan people's hospital is wen fai, a senior respiratory therapist, and she and 15 other colleagues are responsible not only for the health education of patients at risk for respiratory support and rehabilitation but also for the training of respiratory therapists. Wen fai describes his working state in this way: sometimes he walks between wards like a wind and fire wheel. In order to help patients with respiratory difficulties or even respiratory failure, they work together with doctors and medical technicians to protect the lives of every patient with respiratory problems。
On 8 may, the respiratory therapist mensai and the doctor discussed the patient's condition. Xinhua news agency
On the occasion of international nurse's day, wen hui's cell phone received a message of blessing from xiao mei, a 2-year-old patient in sunyang, hunan province, and a video of xiao mei's recovery period. Xiao mei is a small patient who was cut open by congenital acoustic palsy and requires long-term home-based care for aerobic catheter. With the professional guidance of the respiratory therapist and the careful care of the family, xiao mei grew up successfully and waited for surgery。
Han xiaojun, head of the emergency medicine and respiratory treatment department at hunan people's hospital, explained that, in recent years, the use of respiratory machines in hospitals has become more widespread as medical technology continues to develop, and that respiratory treatment has become more widely used for the diagnosis and treatment of heart and lung diseases and for the rescue of patients at risk。
“it is a great achievement to help patients withdraw their breathing machines and restore self-respiration at the earliest opportunity.” the patient's breathing is a top priority for the respiratory therapist. On several occasions, teams of respiratory therapists from hunan people's hospital have conducted remote consultations for patients with respiratory difficulties in the field, especially some elderly patients who have long-term use of respirators。
Wen hui told journalists that many of the patients at risk needed mechanical air-respiration support, some of them “onboard” for long periods of time, and if the breathing machine parameters were not set properly, there would be a “human fight”, leading to discomfort and in some cases to “respiratory dependence”. Optimal results can only be achieved by “human interaction”, which requires accurate monitoring and regulation of the breathing machines。
A respiratory therapist at the hunan people's hospital is working (data photographs). (pages for interviewees)
Respiratory therapists not only know how to care for the patient, but also know how to use a variety of breathing devices, anaesthesia, pathology, etc. “we have to fight for the patient, and we can relax only if the patient regains its own breathing.” mensai says
