BEIJING: After rushing to earthquake-stricken Jishishan county in Gansu province last week, Hao Xiangyong and his colleagues from Gansu Provincial Hospital have been busy carrying out a series of emergency medi-cal procedures almost hourly each day.
As team leader of the Gansu mobile field hospital sent by Gansu Provincial Hospital, Hao and his 50 col-leagues, including 10 critical care specialists, started working at the disaster-stricken area on Tuesday, a day after the magnitude 6.2 earthquake jolted the region. The team is stationed at the severely af-fected Dahejia town.
The team’s primary tasks include providing urgent treatment to individuals brought in by rescue teams, transferring those with mild symptoms to nearby tents once treated, and transporting those with severe conditions to specialized county hospitals after primary treatment.
Hao recalled that on the first day, the main medical issues they faced were fractures and external inju-ries. By the second day, tents for the displaced had been set up, and residents seeking medical atten-tion for various discomforts and injuries flocked to the mobile hospital. Since the third day after the earthquake, approximately 200 local residents have been visiting the hospital daily.
According to Hao, the mobile hospital has deployed four national emergency rescue vehicles, each serving different functions — an X-ray vehicle for fracture patients, a laboratory vehicle, a surgical ve-hicle for emergency procedures and an emergency power supply vehicle. The earthquake left 148 people dead and 781 injured.
Premier Li Qiang, who visited several villages in Jishishan and Minhe county in neighboring Qinghai province on Saturday, urged the best possible medical treatment for those injured.
Li, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the top priority of the current relief work is to ensure that affected people stay warm and safe in winter.
During his visit, the premier talked with people affected by the disaster and learned about the work being carried out regarding resettlement, relief supplies and the construction of temporary housing. He urged relief workers to race against time to send relief supplies and daily necessities to those living in the settlements, and build temporary houses as fast as possible for those who are currently living in tents. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
