Life relay wind and rain

Since July 17, 2021, Henan Province has been hit by extremely heavy rainfall, and the central and western parts of China and the northwestern part of the country have seen large rainstorms, some of which are extremely heavy.

The Central Meteorological Observatory released the precipitation situation in Henan Province on the afternoon of July 20:

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Heavy rain has flooded some streets in Zhengzhou on the afternoon of July 20, severely affecting people's lives.

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The four hematopoietic stem cells from Xuzhou, Jiangsu, Yueyang, Hunan, Kunming, Yunnan, and Xiamen, Fujian, which were originally scheduled to be collected on July 20 and delivered to the transplant hospital on the same day for transfusion to the patients with blood diseases, were also suspended due to continuous heavy rainfall, either stranded outside the hospital or temporarily transferred to other cities...

On July 21st, hematopoietic stem cell donors from Sichuan Province of China Bone Marrow Bank completed the collection according to the planned plan.

Road traffic situation of Zhengzhou City

How to transport several cases of hematopoietic stem cells to Zhengzhou has become a problem posed by extreme weather to the bone marrow bank of China...

20th

16:23 Wang Shijiang (a staff member of the third-party transportation company Tengyebo) from Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, who was responsible for the transportation of hematopoietic stem cells, had arrived near the transplant hospital at this time. However, due to the urgent rain and water, the hospital gate was flooded and the special envoy could not get close to the hospital area.

Zhengzhou collection hospital in front of serious water

19:35 At the intersection of two roads where the transplant hospital is located, the Jinshui River is flooded. The coordinator of the hospital told the special envoy not to go there. Although aware of the danger, but in order to the patient's life can early to see a point of hope, he still tried to walk down the elevated. The staff and coordinators of the hospital were worried about the safety of the special staff and worried about the patient's condition. But can not move forward under the elevated.

That night, China Bone Marrow Bank, Henan Red Cross Society and Tengyi Bo made many attempts, but none of them had a feasible delivery plan. Under the premise of ensuring the temperature of the delivery box, the delivery is planned to be changed to the next morning.

21st

06:59 When the special mission arrived 5 kilometers away from the hospital, the water level had receded slightly but was still high, and the traffic on the road was slow, so the special mission decided to wade to the hospital on foot.

The next morning, the road section water, foot transport

The hematopoietic stem cell transplantation warehouse was on the 27th floor. There were many people on the stairs of the hospital. There was no electricity and no light, and the special staff had no time to take care of it.

Teng wing stroke when special assignment Wang Shijiang to complete the task

[Record of hematopoietic stem cell transport in Kunming, Yunnan Province]

20th

15:57 Due to the weather in Zhengzhou, the flight scheduled to transport hematopoietic stem cells was delayed. China Bone Marrow Bank Medical Service Department communicated with Song Wen, a special envoy from Kunming, Yunnan Province, and tried to transfer to another city by train. However, the train service in Zhengzhou was suspended, which was not possible.

The original flight is boarding at 16:36.

The flight takes off at 17:33.

20:46 Flight diverted to Taiyuan.

21:05 Due to the closure of Zhengzhou airport, flights cancelled. Under the premise of ensuring the temperature of the transport box, the special agent with hematopoietic stem cells stay in Taiyuan.

21st

06:23 The special flight will take a train instead. It is planned to start from Taiyuan, transfer to Shijiazhuang, avoid Zhumadian and Luohe, which are still in heavy rain, and arrive in Zhengzhou before noon.

The train leaves at 10:05. On the way to Anyang station, Hebi Station stop for a long time.

13:14 Special mission arrived at Zhengzhou East Railway Station.

15:31 The special envoy arrives at the collection hospital with hematopoietic stem cells.

At this time, there was still no water or electricity in the collection hospital. The second specialist did not stop. He walked 27 floors to the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation warehouse and successfully handed over the hematopoietic stem cells to the doctor in charge of the patient.

[Record of hematopoietic stem cell transport in Xiamen, Fujian and Yueyang, Hunan]

20th

11:46 QuYunyi, a special envoy from Xiamen, Fujian Province, started to transport hematopoietic stem cells. The flight was postponed to 18:32.

21:13 Learned that Zhengzhou airport was closed.

Flight 21:51 diverted to Wuhan.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zeng Kun, a special envoy from Yueyang, Hunan Province, started to transport hematopoietic stem cells. Due to the weather in Zhengzhou, the train originally scheduled for early delivery was suspended, and the bus was changed to the 17:42 train to Zheng.

21:03 Due to the suspension of Zhengzhou Railway Station, the train will return to the original route and get off at Wuhan Station.

When China Bone Marrow Bank coordinated the ebullibo, two patients who were stranded in Wuhan were arranged to take an early bus to Zhengzhou the next day with hematopoietic stem cells.

21st

06:19 After asking the railway station staff, trains in the direction of Zhengzhou are still not back to normal. The Chinese bone marrow Bank immediately arranged to send a special car to carry two special agents and hematopoietic stem cells to Zhengzhou.

At 16:25, after 28 hours, hematopoietic stem cells from Xiamen, Fujian were safely delivered to the provincial transplant Hospital.

At 18:47, after 27 hours, the hematopoietic stem cells from Yueyang, Hunan were safely delivered to the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation warehouse on the 27th floor, where the power supply was still not restored. The third special officer completed his glorious mission after experiencing the unforgettable boarding experience in his life.

[Record of hematopoietic stem cell transport in Chengdu, Sichuan Province]

21st

In the morning, hematopoietic stem cell donors from Sichuan Province of China Bone Marrow Bank completed the collection according to the planned plan, but the original flight to Zhengzhou was cancelled due to the weather.

13:54 Sun Linwei, a special representative from Zhonghua Bone Marrow Bank and Tengyi Boshi Company, adjusted the plan in time and moved the high-speed train to Zhengzhou.

15:59 Tengyi Time informs that the high-speed train has been temporarily stopped due to a landslide in Gongyi, Henan Province. If you want to reach Zhengzhou, Gongyi is the only place to go. Landslides mean the road is broken. Conductor notice, if unable to move forward, there is the possibility of returning to Chengdu.

19:38 The high-speed railway will resume operation. Due to the weather, it will move slowly, stopping at Xi 'an Station and Huashan North Station for a long time on the way.

At 22:31, the train still stops at Huashan North Station and may return to Xi 'an. The special mission will communicate with the conductor that they want to get off at Huashan North Station. As Huashan North is a temporary stop, the train conductor will be fined if he gets off here. After learning about the importance of blood-making stem cells, the conductor agreed to send a special train to get off and make other arrangements.

22:58 In order to ensure the safety of the special envoy, the doctor in charge of the patient advised the special envoy to leave for Zheng the next morning after a comprehensive assessment of the patient's condition.

However, in order to ensure the delivery of hematopoietic stem cells as soon as possible, Tengyi Boshi company sent two drivers, driving off-road vehicles, starting from Huashan North Railway Station on the night of 21, in the rain to Zhengzhou.

22nd

At 05:28, the journey lasted 18 hours (including 6 hours on rainy night in the morning), and the hematopoietic stem cells with temperature were safely delivered to the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation hospital in Zhengzhou by special mission. The handover was smooth.

As of press time, hematopoietic stem cells from 5 patients treated in Zhengzhou have all been successfully transfused into patients with hematologic diseases. During the whole process of hematopoietic stem cell transport, the temperature of the transport box is kept at 2-8℃.

Coordinators of Zhengzhou Transplant Hospital told everyone throughout the whole process: "I don't know how to express my heartfelt gratitude. Thank you. Please pay attention to safety. The fact that so many people put their lives at risk, forgetting to eat or sleep and serving patients, made our eyes water."

Torrential rain came with ferocious force, seriously endangering the safety of people's lives and property. In the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation warehouse blood disease patients are also critical, waiting for help.

Under the guidance of the Red Cross Society of China, for the purpose of saving the lives of patients with blood diseases, the Chinese Myeloid Bank bravely faced the extreme weather, launched the emergency plan in time, and tracked the transport dynamics of each case of hematopoietic stem cells throughout the whole chain. With the cooperation of the Henan Red Cross Society, the Chinese Bone Marrow Bank coordinated the company in real time, fought against time, went through trials and rain, and joined hands to protect the torch of life. Relay the flame of life full of hope, crack the thorny problems smoothly, lit the light of life of patients with blood diseases!