This report was written by reporter Jing Li and intern reporter Li. Medical staff were donating blood for the injured. The hospital's janitor voluntarily signed up to donate blood for the injured couple. After learning about the incident, residents of the neighborhood also came to fill out forms to donate blood. Among the medical personnel donating blood, many had just come down from the operating table.
On the morning of November 3, before the Red Cross blood donation vehicle arrived at the hospital, the blood donation site was already bustling with people. Dozens of medical personnel in white coats lined up, each grabbing a form to prepare for blood donation. From the hospital director, department heads, ordinary medical staff, long-time employees to new hires who had only been on the job for two days, all extended their arms to donate blood for this unfamiliar couple. The phrase most often heard at the scene was, "I'm in good health, take more blood." Doctor Jing Qu said that when the injured couple was brought in, their legs were already unrecognizable. Their five-year-old daughter ran in and seeing her parents' dire condition, squatted in the corner crying uncontrollably. "It's not easy for the couple to work in Beijing, anyone who sees them would feel sympathy. Saving lives is the most basic conscience we have as doctors."
After the couple was admitted to the hospital, despite being treated without payment, the hospital director still insisted on doing everything possible to save them. After the efforts of over 20 medical personnel for 14 hours, the lives of the injured were timely saved. However, due to severe injuries to both lower limbs and excessive blood loss, the patients showed symptoms of confusion and high fever. Without a large amount of blood replenishment, they were still facing life-threatening conditions. At this critical moment, blood became the "lifeline" for the patients. In an emergency, more than 20 merchants from the market where the victims worked voluntarily stepped forward, donating 2600 milliliters of blood. On November 3, when there was another blood shortage, 36 doctors, nurses, and janitors from the hospital, along with community residents and volunteers who learned about the situation through Weibo, once again showed their love by rolling up their sleeves and donating 5800 milliliters of blood for the victims.
Currently, the injured couple, Jin Weilin and Yang Daizhi, are still receiving recovery treatment. Yang Daizhi's condition is more serious; one leg has been amputated. Her husband Jin Weilin's condition is relatively stable. Upon hearing that everyone had donated blood for them, Jin Weilin was moved to tears, "We are really grateful. Without their help, we might have lost our lives."
The couple now basically has no life-threatening danger, but will undergo a series of surgical treatments next. However, a huge funding gap of 100,000 yuan in unpaid fees has become another hurdle they face.
This edition’s photography by Hanping Zhang and reporter Jiagle Zhu. Share to: Welcome to leave comments.
On October 25, an ambulance sped quickly along Fushi Road, carrying a young couple who had met with an unexpected disaster. This couple, merchants from a market, was hit and run over by a turning truck on their way home. Both of their lower limbs were bloody and mangled, and due to excessive blood loss, they were in deep coma and critically ill when they were sent to Beijing Delkangni Orthopedic Hospital. In the fight against death, nearly 60 kind-hearted people including market merchants, hospital staff, and nearby neighborhood residents participated in relay blood donations, contributing a total of 8400 milliliters of blood, equivalent to the entire blood volume of a human body for each person.