This article was written by reporter Jing Li and intern reporter Li of the Beijing Evening News. Medical staff were donating blood for the injured. The hospital's cleaning staff volunteered to donate blood for the injured couple. After learning about the incident, residents of the community also came to fill out forms and donate blood. Among the medical personnel donating blood, many had just come off 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 taking a form to prepare for blood donation. From the hospital director, department heads to ordinary medical staff, from long-term employees to new employees who had only been on the job for two days, all rolled up their sleeves to donate blood for this unfamiliar couple. The most common sentence heard at the scene was, "I'm in good health, take more blood." Doctor Qu Jing said that when the injured couple was brought in, their legs were unrecognizable. Their 5-year-old daughter, upon seeing her parents' dire condition, squatted in the corner and sobbed uncontrollably. "It's not easy for this couple working 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 the treatment being provided without upfront payment, the hospital director still required that everything be done to save them. Through the efforts of over 20 medical staff for 14 hours, the lives of the injured were successfully 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 transfusion, they were still facing life-threatening risks. 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 and donated 2600 milliliters of blood. On November 3, when the blood supply was again in short supply, 36 doctors, nurses, and cleaning staff from the hospital, along with community residents and volunteers who learned about the situation through Weibo, once again extended their love, rolling up their sleeves and donating 5800 milliliters of blood for the victims.
Currently, the injured Jin Weilin and Yang Daizhi are still receiving recovery treatment. Yang Daizhi has a more serious injury and 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, saying, "We really thank you all. Without your help, we might have lost our lives."
The two are now basically out of danger and will undergo a series of surgeries next. However, a huge funding gap of 100,000 yuan in unpaid fees has become another obstacle they face.
This edition’s photography by Hanping Zhang and reporter Jiale Zhu.
On October 25, an ambulance sped down Fushi Road carrying a young couple who had suffered a sudden calamity. This couple, merchants from a local market, was hit and run over by a turning truck on their way home. Both of their lower limbs were severely mangled, and due to excessive blood loss, they were in deep coma and critically ill when they were admitted to the Beijing Delkoni Orthopedic Hospital. In the battle against death, nearly 60 kind-hearted individuals, including market merchants, hospital staff, and residents of nearby communities, took turns donating blood, contributing a total of 8400 milliliters, equivalent to the entire blood volume of a human body, for each of them.