5 reflections on the Navy’s Peace Ark hospital ship, a model of the times in 2020
The track of the Peace Ark will continue, and Chinese military personnel will never stop guarding world peace. As the promotional video "The Chinese Army Maintains World Peace" released by the Ministry of National Defense not long ago said: In the face of raging war, the Chinese army has given the world peace. In the face of disasters and diseases, the Chinese army has protected every life. This is the great mission of the Peace Ark and the solemn commitment of the Chinese military. Below are 5 thoughts and experiences I have collected for you about the Navy’s Peace Ark hospital ship, which is a model of the era in 2019. Hope this helps everyone.
Experience from studying the Navy’s Peace Ark Hospital Ship, a model of the times 1
In Chittagong Port, Bangladesh, whenever a Chinese warship docks here, you will see a The little girl held the hands of her parents and boarded the warship to look for her Chinese mother among the visiting officers and soldiers.
The girl’s name is Chin, which means China in Bengali. The people Chin wants to find are the female military doctors at Peace Ark.
On November 9, 2010, the Peace Ark arrived in Chittagong, Bangladesh to provide medical services. The local hospital turned to Peace Ark for help: A young mother with a heart condition showed signs of premature labor and asked for help in performing surgery.
Peace Ark medical staff immediately rushed to the local hospital and carried out surgery at great risk, and a new life was born safely.
Looking at his daughter who only weighed 3 pounds and his wife who had just been brought back from the brink of death, Huo Sen burst into tears with gratitude to the Chinese doctors and named his daughter Chin on the spot, so that the child would always remember China and remember China. Mother.
On August 22, 2013, 3-year-old Chin met Wang Fang, the nurse who delivered her; on May 23, 2017, 7-year-old Chin got her wish and met her Chinese mother? Then Sheng Ruifang, an anesthesiologist visited by a Chinese naval fleet. Back then, it was Sheng Ruifang's crucial injection that allowed Chin to be born safely.
Life is sometimes the first cry of a newborn baby, sometimes it is the rebeating of a weak pulse, and sometimes it is a ray of sunshine that shines into a desperate situation.
During Peace Ark’s return visit to Vanuatu, laparoscopic minimally invasive technology was used to remove cysts for local woman Noelyn Hanmer, repair her ovaries, and restore her uterus and fallopian tubes to their normal positions.
During the period of free medical services in Fiji, Peace Ark successfully performed plastic surgery on Diana, who had sunken calves, deformed toes, and fleshy ring fingers. Before being discharged from the hospital, Diana quietly told the head nurse of the ward who had been with her for many days: "When I grow up, I want to dance a ballet in China to thank you."
A dozen doctors at the Peace Ark carried the pressure of 40 He worked continuously for more than 5 hours under high temperatures of 10 degrees Celsius, checking one by one for the two to three hundred villagers in Dohale Village, Djibouti who came for medical treatment. Omar, the head of Dohale Village, said with emotion: "No foreign doctors have ever come here before. Today, what Chinese doctors have done here will never be forgotten by the people in this village."
In the disaster scene after the typhoon, there is a Peace Ark; in the Ebola epidemic area, the Peace Ark is also brave and retrograde.
Sierra Leone is listed by the United Nations as one of the least developed countries in the world. Especially when the Ebola epidemic broke out for nearly two years in 2014, the capital Freetown was the hardest hit area. In mid-August 2017, one month before the Peace Ark's visit, a rare mudslide destroyed a large number of houses here, and infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid, and cholera were prevalent in the temporary settlements.
The Peace Ark arrived in Freetown as scheduled. While providing medical services to local residents, Peace Ark personnel risked their lives to conduct inspections at the resettlement sites for the victims, and dispatched disinfection teams to strictly disinfect the temporary residences, health areas and public facilities of the victims to block malaria, Infectious diseases such as hepatitis A and typhoid fever spread; nine critically ill patients were sent to the hospital ship for further treatment. At the same time, anti-malarial drugs and test strips were distributed.
In 2010, Peace Ark carried out the "Harmony Mission" for the first time, and its first stop was Djibouti. As soon as they arrived at Berti Hospital for consultation, military doctors Lu Wangsheng and Liu Peng had a disagreement with local medical staff over a patient named Mohammed who had a head injury.
Two Chinese military doctors believed that a craniotomy must be performed immediately to cure Muhammad, otherwise his life would be in danger. However, opening the skull is a taboo in the local area. This kind of operation has never been done in Djibouti, so the Djiboutian doctor firmly opposed it. Lu Wangsheng and Liu Peng kept explaining the feasibility of the operation, and finally, the hospital agreed to give them a try.
That was an eye-opening day for the medical staff of Berti Hospital. They stood around the operating table and witnessed the first local craniotomy performed by a Chinese military doctor from thousands of miles away. .
The operation was so successful that Lu Wangsheng and Liu Peng paid for Muhammad’s postoperative care out of their own pockets. Seven years later, when the Peace Ark visited Djibouti again, many local people still remembered this miraculous craniotomy.
On August 7, 2018, first-level pilot Ma Dongsheng drove an ambulance helicopter carrying 10 medical team members. It took off from Suva, the capital of Fiji, and landed slowly in Vatula after a flight of more than 100 kilometers. On the playground of a school in Lai Island.
There are 4 villages with more than 800 residents on Vatulele Island, but there is only one medical center with 1 doctor and 1 nurse on the island. In view of the medical conditions and disease conditions on the island, the medical team specially brought portable B-ultrasound, electrocardiogram and other equipment to provide the most urgently needed services to the people.
After sailing thousands of miles, the angels of the Life Boat showed happy smiles when faced with "thank you" spoken in different languages.
Insights from studying the Navy’s Peace Ark Hospital Ship, a model of the times 2
In front of a Peace Ark-themed traditional Chinese painting titled “Mentor”, many visitors stopped to admire it.
This is the "Strength to the Sea? Thousands of Miles of Sea Territory Art Exhibition" held by the naval agency in October this year to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
"Mentor" depicts a scene in which a female military doctor from the Peace Ark teamed up with an overseas student she taught to provide medical treatment to the people of the visiting country. The prototype of the female military doctor is Li Weihong, a traditional Chinese medicine expert at Changhai Hospital of the Naval Medical University. As part of medical exchanges, the Naval Medical University receives a group of foreign students every year, and they are like seeds of friendship spread all over the world.
When you walk into the Peace Ark, two antique display boards display the flags of the 43 countries and regions visited by the Peace Ark. Flags after flags reflect the trajectory of this ship of friendship.
In the conference room of the Peace Ark, there is a black wood sculpture named "Great Unity", which was presented by the President of Tanzania. On the wood carvings, there are dozens of lifelike characters of different shapes, which symbolize the unity, friendship and common development of people around the world.
On November 26, 2017, the Peace Ark successfully completed its eight-day medical service and was preparing to leave the port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The president came specially to see it off with a wooden carving as a national gift. He shook hands with every medical staff and kept saying: "Thank you, old friend of China."
In 2018, Venezuela's political situation was unstable. In late September of that year, the Peace Ark still arrived as scheduled.
The whole country of Venezuela rejoiced when they learned that the Peace Ark was visiting. The Venezuelan Navy patrol ship "Yecuana" set sail ahead of schedule and traveled more than 180 nautical miles to meet them despite strong winds and waves. After the two ships rendezvoused, officers and soldiers from both sides lined up on the deck and blew horns and saluted each other. What the Peace Ark officers and soldiers did not expect was that Venezuela also sent five aircraft to welcome them with a high-standard formation flight.
According to Chen Yangyang, the "Peace Ark" hospital ship, it is a great honor for visiting heads of state and government to board the Peace Ark, but what makes him even more gratified is that the Peace Ark provides patients, especially children, with Brings hope and joy.
He said that after receiving treatment, many children not only got rid of their diseases, but even changed their life trajectories.
In October 2018, Peace Ark visited Grenada again after three years. When 55-year-old William boarded the ship for medical treatment, he held a yellowed card in his hand. This is the registration card that William came to see when Peace Ark came to Grenada for the first time in 2015 to provide medical services.
That year, William suffered knee ligament damage due to an accident and underwent joint puncture and fluid extraction on the Peace Ark. William, who is recovering from his leg injury, has one thought, which is to say thank you in person when he is lucky enough to see the Peace Ark again one day. Orthopedic surgeon Fu Qiwei was very moved after hearing this and performed another examination on William.
Peace Ark soldier Zhi Dongliang will never forget that in Sierra Leone, when he accompanied medical staff to conduct community inspections, a local young man chased them with roasted cassava. Everyone thought he wanted to sell cassava, so they asked How much does it cost? He said "Chinese, free" (Chinese people are free), and after saying that, he stuffed the cassava into everyone's hands and ran away.
The then captain of the Peace Ark, Zhang Ronghua, could not forget that when the Peace Ark left Vanuatu after its visit, the local people, to express their blessings and gratitude, wrapped red cloths on the officers and soldiers and held garlands on their heads. Put it on. The Peace Ark whistled and set sail, and they chased it in the boat, singing and scattering flowers into the sea.
Peace Ark military doctor Cai Jinhui will never forget that in Kenya, when the Peace Ark was slowly driving away, a team of motorcycles with a five-star red flag suddenly appeared on the dock. Sometimes they were speeding and honking their horns, and sometimes they were waving desperately. Salute, the motorcade is 1 kilometer long.
“Your surgery was great, I give you full marks.” Faced with the praise of Weller, the deputy director of the offshore hospital on the USS Mercy hospital ship, Peace Ark just stepped off the operating table. Surgeon Zhang Jian smiled slightly.
On July 20, 2014, Zhang Jian, who was stationed on the ship "Mercy" for training, was responsible for practicing simulated rescue operations for abdominal gunshot victims. With the cooperation of six assistants including an American surgeon and anesthesiologist, Zhang Jian quickly completed the steps of simulated abdominal exploration of organs, control of spleen bleeding, contamination treatment, and temporary abdominal closure, and was unanimously rated as full marks by the exercise evaluation team.
At the same time, on the Peace Ark, Laura Rebel, a rehabilitation physiotherapist from the hospital ship "Mercy", was consulting traditional Chinese medicine doctor Fu Bensheng on the use of "dry acupuncture" in rehabilitation treatment. effect.
Sending three batches of six medical staff each to each other’s hospital ship for a 10-day work experience is a way for the Peace Ark and the Mercy to have in-depth exchanges.
The clouds and sails are high, and the stars are galloping day and night. On the path of promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind and a community with a shared future for the ocean, the Peace Ark has composed songs of true and sincere love and gained a series of precious human friendships.
Learning experience from the Navy’s Peace Ark hospital ship, a model of the times 3
As one of the few hospital ships in the world, the Peace Ark was born for peace, goes towards peace, and carries the mission of peace. The important mission of contributing positive force to world peace.
Since its inclusion, the Peace Ark has opened up a new path for the People’s Navy’s military diplomacy while promoting the Red Cross spirit of humanity, fraternity, and dedication. As a member of the navy's overseas ships, Peace Ark, with its unique military and diplomatic advantages, has become a practitioner of the idea of a strong military, a spokesperson for the image of a great power, and a guardian of the common destiny of the people, and has become a shining star of China in the new era. business card.
"Others left because of Ebola, but China came because of Ebola." In those ports and countries in need of humanitarian medical assistance, Peace Ark spreads warm love to the world, which is exactly what it means. The solemn commitment of the Chinese government and the Chinese military to harmonize all nations, the world economy, and the world as a community.
Looking at the world, the Peace Ark plows a magnificent track on the ocean.
In carrying out the "Harmony Mission", Peace Ark actively carried out joint international humanitarian disaster relief drills with foreign militaries to jointly improve its ability to respond to traditional maritime security threats; it also carried out multi-national joint inspection tours and consultations with foreign medical institutions and exchanged personnel. Observe and learn, and deepen medical exchanges and cooperation through multiple channels and levels; hold medical and nursing lectures for medical staff from visiting countries, organize demonstrations of traditional Chinese medicine operations and training on combat rescue skills, and help build field hospitals and carry out field epidemic prevention.
The Peace Ark embodies the loyal character of unswervingly obeying the Party's instructions and never losing sight of the ship as it travels thousands of miles, the mission and responsibility of bravely traveling across the oceans, honing its medical support capabilities, participating in international humanitarian relief, and expanding the military The spirit of responsibility in exchanges and cooperation promotes the great love of building a community with a shared future for mankind and safeguarding regional and world peace.
Experience from studying the Navy’s Peace Ark hospital ship, a model of the times 4
Since the Navy’s “Peace Ark” hospital ship was put into service, it has performed many maritime medical treatment and international humanitarian medical rescue missions. It is a large-scale maritime medical rescue platform designed and built by China. It is also the only professional large-scale hospital ship in the world that is "tailor-made" for maritime medical rescue. First, let’s learn about the “Peace Ark” hospital ship through a set of data.
It was listed in December 2008, with hull number 866. The ship is 178 meters long, 24 meters wide, and 35.5 meters high. It has eight decks and a displacement of 14,300 tons. It has a maximum speed of 20 knots and an endurance of more than 5,000 nautical miles. It can sail for 30 days and nights with its own fuel supply. The maximum wind resistance is 12 levels. It can sail in any sea area except the polar regions and glaciers.
In terms of medical service capabilities, "Peace Ark" has reached the level of a land-based tertiary hospital. There are 8 operating rooms on the ship, as well as ICU wards, minor injury wards, burn wards, etc. with a total of 300 beds. In addition, the ship has also carried out scientific and reasonable functional divisions on the deck and side, which greatly improves the efficiency and safety factor of transferring sick and wounded patients.
Three important missions of the "Peace Ark"
It is understood that the "Peace Ark" has three important missions. One is to treat and escort the sick and wounded at sea during wartime; The first is to provide medical services to ships and troops stationed on islands and reefs, as well as their families, in peacetime. The third is to participate in international humanitarian medical rescue and perform military and diplomatic missions.
At present, the "Peace Ark" has traveled more than 240,000 nautical miles, visited 43 countries, and treated more than 230,000 patients for free in the visited countries, becoming a shining star of the People's Navy in the new era. "business card".
Insights from studying the Navy’s Peace Ark hospital ship, a model of the times 5
2019 is the 10th year since the “Peace Ark” hospital ship joined the People’s Navy. This year, the "Peace Ark" won the "Outstanding Contribution Unit" for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Navy, and was awarded the "Chinese Youth May Fourth Medal" by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the All-China Youth Federation. In the minds of many people, the "Peace Ark" has become the shining "China's business card" in the new era.
When it comes to the "Peace Ark", the officers and soldiers on the hospital ship always affectionately call her "Dabai". One is because most of the hull is white, and the other is because the heart-warming character "Baymax" in the anime "Power Rangers" is quite similar to the "Peace Ark"'s mission of rescuing lives and spreading peace. In the past 10 years, "Dabai" has left the figure and track of China's "Red Cross" on three oceans and six continents, making useful exploration and practice for building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Adhering to the concepts of peaceful development and win-win cooperation, and focusing on the core of military diplomacy, the "Peace Ark" has opened a window to the world to understand China and widely spread the message of a harmonious world and a harmonious ocean. The concept and the Nightingale spirit of “humanity, fraternity, and dedication” have won high praise at home and abroad.
Sino-foreign joint drills, deck receptions, ship open days, cultural exchanges? The "Peace Ark" competes with navies of various countries, works hand in hand with foreign doctors for diagnosis and treatment, has extensive contact with local people, talks freely about the motherland with Chinese and overseas Chinese, and expanded military cooperation The communication space is in line with the overall political and diplomatic situation of the country.
As the Navy's first large-scale ocean-going medical rescue platform, the "Peace Ark" regards the open sea as the best classroom, has the courage to explore, dares to be the first, and shoulders the new exploration of expanding its mission in every mission: Completed The capabilities of the new maritime medical rescue platform were drilled, the Navy's first long-sea medical service drill was carried out, and the ship-borne rescue helicopter went to foreign islands and reefs for the first time to patrol? With the hard work and courage of generations of officers and soldiers, the "Peace Ark People" continue to write the Navy's long-term maritime security drill A new chapter in the construction of logistics support capabilities.
"Time has me, China has me." After 10 years of hard work, the "Peace Ark" sailed across the ocean. After 10 years of spreading love and sailing, the "Peace Ark Man" has helped the world with kindness. In the great journey of building a world-class navy in an all-round way, the "Peace Ark" shoulders the national mission, embraces the world, conveys friendship, and brings peace to the new era with a series of magnificent voyages, true conversations, and scenes of benevolence and love. China’s “business card” is polished even brighter.
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