【512 International Nurses Day 】

Medical Care Branch: Inherit the light of the South to help the health of the elderly

Give health books, spread health knowledge, send health messages, carry out free clinic services, and help the backbone of primary medical care......

On the afternoon of May 11, on the eve of the International Nurses' Day, Hou Huiru, Vice president of the Chinese Geriatric Society and Vice President of the Medical Care Branch, and Yong Qinge, director of the Nursing Department of the Second Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital, led a team of 11 medical and nursing experts to enter the 14th retired cadre retreat in Haidian District to carry out a health public welfare activity of "inheriting the lamp of Nanding and helping the health of the elderly";. The ";body + heart"; health package for revolutionary seniors and veteran cadres is a practical activity conducted by the Chinese Geriatrics Society and the Nursing Department of the Second Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital in combination with the Party history learning education and the theme education of ";inheriting red genes and taking on social responsibilities";. Nurse Gong Zhuyun presided over the event.

The theme of this activity is "I do practical things for the health of the elderly";, and the members of the medical team are from the clinical front line, with rich medical experience and solid professional skills. Hou Huiru, vice president, and Yong Qinge, director, sent healthy and happy messages to the senior leaders and cadres, and presented health education books to the retreat. Director Yin Ming, Director Lu Jing and Head nurse Lai Chunyun gave health lectures on the topics of quality sleep, cardiovascular disease prevention and cardiorespiratory rehabilitation for the elderly, explaining health knowledge and common sense of health prevention.

"1001, 1002, 1003... The patient's carotid artery fluctuation disappeared ", and the medical staff demonstrated cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the spot to explain first aid knowledge and teach first aid skills in an intuitive form. At the same time, nursing experts also led the veteran cadres to carry out cardiopulmonary rehabilitation training, resistance sports, so that everyone can personally feel the health skills.

In the free clinic, experts also conducted health questions, measured blood pressure, distributed health knowledge manuals for senior cadres with common diseases such as hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, patiently and carefully answered the questions of the elderly face-to-face, and put forward guiding opinions on health care and disease prevention and treatment, so as to alleviate the physical and mental discomfort caused by elderly diseases.

"With your guidance, we are confident that we will live to 100!" The 80 - and 90-year-old veteran cadres said happily while following the exercise.

Warm heart, duty bound. The Medical Care Branch of the Chinese Geriatric Society and the Nursing Department of the Second Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital adhere to the doordoor service for cadres and send them to health all the year round, and establish a green channel to provide medical treatment and consultation services. The experts' superb professional skills and meticulous and thoughtful service are praised by veteran cadres. They based on the position to practice the "humanity, fraternity, dedication" Nightingale spirit, with practical actions to the party's centennial birthday gift!