At around six o'clock in the morning, at dawn, He Wei walked out of the duty room in the camp and prepared to inspect the surrounding situation.
It had been raining heavily for several days. When he was on duty last night, he had been worried that floods would break out under the continuous heavy rain.
As a southerner, he is well aware of the power of summer rainstorms, and uninvited guests like floods come every one or two years, making it difficult to guard against.
"The rain has stopped." He was instantly happy, couldn't help but quicken his pace, stepped on the water on the ground, and walked outside.
Suddenly, he faintly heard a strange sound coming from not far away.
At first, the sound sounded like the sound of steel bars rubbing against the ground. Then, the sound became louder and louder, and turned into a sound similar to the sound of a train passing through a cave.
He Wei's back felt numb. Although he didn't know exactly what the sound was, thinking of the heavy rain in the past few days, he instantly had an ominous premonition.
As the deputy of the Armed Police Squadron, he was very alert and immediately ran away to report the situation to his superiors.
Soon, bursts of rapid and sharp bugles sounded in the camp.
Just 1 minute later, 70 soldiers gathered.
At this time, the noise became louder and louder, and the barracks began to shake.
Due to He Wei's timely report, all soldiers retreated to a safe area immediately.
When the soldiers climbed to the heights, their eyes couldn't help but look at Dadeng Village, which was only separated by a mountain.
In an instant, everyone's hearts trembled, and their whole bodies felt as if they were falling into an ice cave.
The entire Dadeng Village has turned into a quagmire, all buried by mudslides.
A large area of the surrounding trees collapsed, and a few cement piles were exposed in the yellow mud. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be the roofs of villagers' buildings.
He Wei felt cold in his heart. The village next door was in a low-lying area and had been turned into ruins by a sudden mudslide.
As for the villagers inside, don’t think too much, their chances of survival are definitely slim.
"I hope someone wakes up early and runs away when they see the mudslide, so they can escape."
He muttered silently in his heart, feeling his shoulders extremely heavy.
Suddenly, as a whistle sounded, the captain walked up to everyone with a heavy face and said solemnly.
"I just received news that due to many days of heavy rain, a huge flash flood and mudslide swept through, cutting off the river passing through the county, causing the river bed to rise by more than 6 meters on average, and the river channel suddenly widened from 60 meters to more than 180 meters."
"Currently, the entire county along the river has been flooded, while small mudslides have occurred in some villages in nearby mountainous areas. The disaster is extremely urgent, and we will immediately launch rescue operations."
"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we must make a hundredfold effort."
The captain pointed towards the village in the distance and shouted: "There, the people affected by the disaster are waiting for our rescue. I firmly believe that there will be a miracle of life. Do you have confidence?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" The passionate reply resounded throughout the sky.
70 soldiers galloped towards Dadeng Village.
Fortunately, as soon as we arrived at the disaster area, we saw a dozen villagers standing on the nearby mountainside, each one crying loudly.
But when they saw the familiar military uniform, their tears stopped instantly and they shouted in surprise.
"Coming, coming, help is coming."
"Come on, there are people trapped here, go and save them!"
The soldiers rushed to the buried house and quickly launched a search and rescue operation.
Minutes later, a woman was discovered deep in the mud.
"Quick, there's someone here."
She was covered in yellow mud, including her face, mouth and nose. She had exhausted all her strength and could not even support her body. She could only moan weakly in the mud.
At that moment, someone was pulling her arms from left to right, and someone was lifting her thigh. They used all their strength to pull her out of the mud for a long time.
"Woooooo~" The woman was pulled out
After arriving, he seemed to be somewhat conscious, but his mouth was full of yellow mud and he was unable to communicate normally.
"You have to send him to the hospital as soon as possible!" The captain took one look and immediately made a decision.
"But, the roads to the county around here are flooded." Someone said with a grimace.
The captain pondered for a second and then said: "I called the military hospital to call for rescue to see if they could come over as soon as possible. Every wounded person rescued now must be sent for treatment immediately. Otherwise, I don't know whether there are internal injuries or not. It’s hard to say for sure.”
He Wei listened and silently quickened his pace.
This is a race against time, a race against death, and a fight for life. There is absolutely no room for failure in the struggle of perseverance.
More than half an hour passed, and the rafters of some houses were exposed from under the mud.
One after another, four or five people who were lucky and were not buried deeply were rescued.
But they all suffered varying degrees of injuries, such as fractures, bleeding and other trauma.
Fortunately, there were medical soldiers in the team, and they quickly provided emergency aid to the wounded.
A total of six wounded people were lying on the ground silently, receiving treatment.
The bleeding was stopped, the injured was bandaged, and the broken bones were temporarily fixed.
They were all dealt with quickly, and the injuries of the wounded were alleviated.
However, the military doctor's frown did not relax, but he looked solemnly and said to the captain.
"These are the wounded with relatively mild symptoms. If we rescue others later, the injuries may be more serious. The most feared thing is hypovolemic shock caused by long-term squeezing. In severe cases, it can lead to sudden death of the wounded. We must prepare as soon as possible Preparations for transfer."
The captain nodded: "The Southern Military Region has sent transport helicopters on the road. When they arrive, they will evacuate the wounded immediately."
After hearing these words, everyone's nervous expressions relaxed a little.
An hour later, three more wounded were rescued.
However, their injuries were somewhat serious, each of them was unconscious, and the last one seemed to be injured in the abdomen and was bleeding profusely.
A little girl suddenly ran out of the crowd and rushed towards the bleeding wounded: "Dad, dad, it's me, what's wrong with you, wake up, I'm Yingying!"
A middle-aged woman quickly stepped forward, picked up the girl, hugged her tightly, and said in a trembling voice: "Please save him. He asked us to run first and said he wanted to save others. Unexpectedly, he didn't think….."
At this point, the woman burst into tears, and the girl in her arms burst into tears.
"Daddy, daddy, I want daddy!"
The medical soldier stepped forward to check for a moment, and said with a sad face: "The breathing and heartbeat are very weak. It is suspected to be ischemic shock. It is probably more serious than bad."
"If we were in a hospital, with ventilators, defibrillators and other equipment, we might be able to save him, but now..." He couldn't help but shake his head.
Everyone suddenly felt cold, wondering where to find medical equipment in this disaster area.
There are mudslides and floods all around, and the roads are flooded. Unless you have wings, it will be impossible to fly out.
When the woman saw this scene, her body was shaky, she hugged the girl and sobbed.
"Alas!" He Wei couldn't bear to look away. He wished he could grow a pair of wings and run to the county hospital for treatment immediately with the wounded on his back.
At this moment, a whirring sound suddenly came from above the head.
Then there was a violent roar.
Everyone raised their heads in shock and saw a dark gray heavy transport helicopter flying over from a distance.
Almost instantly, it flew above everyone's heads and kept hovering.
The crowd instantly erupted in deafening cheers, which for a moment even drowned out the roar of the helicopter.
"Help is coming!"
"There is no end to the road!"
"There is help, there is help."
When people looked at the rescue troops falling from the sky, they all burst into tears, and their eyes were full of tears.
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After a while, the helicopter landed in a relatively flat place.
Several medical soldiers carried stretchers and ran quickly toward the crowd.
Soon, three unconscious wounded people were carried into the cabin immediately.
Several other injured, whose injuries did not appear to be serious, were also helped onto the plane.
The helicopter, loaded with wounded people, quickly took off and disappeared into the distant horizon.
The whole process, from landing to takeoff, took less than ten minutes, which can be said to be well-trained.
At this moment, in the cabin, the medical soldiers were facing a formidable enemy and immediately rescued the three unconscious wounded people.
They immediately opened the first aid kit, took out three portable monitors, put them on the wrists of the wounded, and checked them one by one.
"No, this guy's heart has stopped. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is needed immediately."
"This breathing has stopped. We need to intubate the trachea immediately to ensure that the airway is open."
"In case of bleeding, the bleeding should be stopped immediately and bandaged. At the same time, an intravenous indwelling needle replenishment channel should be quickly established for infusion to prevent and treat hemorrhagic shock and ensure the stability of vital signs."
"In addition, the injuries of these three are a bit serious, and their limbs are somewhat swollen. It would be best to do a biochemical test to see if there is any damage to the internal organs."
Defibrillators, syringe pumps, respirators, biochemical detectors, etc.
These portable medical equipment were all taken out to treat the wounded.
"Oops, there is something wrong with this wounded man. The biochemical test shows that the blood potassium is as high as 6.5ol/L. The electrolyte imbalance is a bit serious. Could it be hyperkalemia?"
A medical soldier looked at the biochemical test results of one of them, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Not good, the other two's blood potassium is also very high, both close to 7.0ol/L."
The biochemical test results of the other two injured people have also come out.
Several people suddenly looked at each other.
A medical soldier knew better and explained in detail: "That's right, it should be hyperkalemia, which may be caused by crushing injuries. The patient has been squeezed for too long in the mudslide, and those necrotic muscles will be crushed once they are squeezed. The force is removed and blood is suddenly restored, causing classic "ischemia-reperfusion injury." "
Someone suddenly realized: "Isn't that crush injury syndrome? The injured tissue will immediately become severely edematous, accompanied by the release of a large amount of intracellular potassium ions, which can easily cause hypovolemic shock and hyperkalemia."
"I remembered that I had heard of this disease. It seemed to be very serious. Many of the injured after the earthquake were pronounced dead or died suddenly. It was for this reason."
"See if the limbs are numb due to compression? Otherwise, they need to be ligated to prevent the decomposition products of necrotic muscles from suddenly entering the blood circulation."
"You have to rush to the county hospital for rescue, otherwise it will be too late."
After a moment of fussing, silence returned to the helicopter.
All the wounded were re-examined to ensure that nothing was missed.
Ten minutes later, the helicopter circled and landed.
After the hatch was opened, a large number of medical staff were already waiting on the apron, all with solemn faces and nervous expressions.
These are doctors from the county hospital. After they learned the news, they immediately made preparations and waited for several hours until the helicopter descended from the sky and the wounded were carried out from it. Only then did they all heave a sigh of relief.
A medical soldier took out the printed biochemical test form and handed it over.
"Doctor, these three are the most seriously injured. They already have symptoms of hyperkalemia and need to be rescued immediately."
The leading emergency doctor took the biochemical test sheet and was shocked: "What? You have already done 16 biochemical tests on the helicopter? Where did you get the biochemical tester?"
The medical soldier chuckled: "We have a first aid kit with a lot of portable equipment, color ultrasound, defibrillators, and respirators. There is no shortage of these. Of course, there is also a dry biochemical tester."
The emergency doctor was stunned: "Is there such a first aid kit?"
He thought of the scene when he visited the clinic, and his heart suddenly became hot: "Which equipment manufacturer is it from? Imported or imported?"
domestic? "
The medical soldier patted his shoulder: "Made in China, don't ask, hurry up and rescue the patient."
The emergency doctor glanced at the biochemical test sheet, and his face suddenly became serious: "The blood potassium is very high. Let's inject sodium bicarbonate to restore the heart rate first, and then observe it. If it is serious, dialysis can be used to lower the potassium."
The medical soldier hurried back to the cabin and said with a relaxed expression: "The doctors are working on the rescue. The wounded should be fine."
Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily.
"Let's go to the next place and continue saving people."
"Haha, I want to tell the good news to the people who were waiting there just now."
Not long after, He Wei's squadron learned the news.
The team leader was extremely excited and shouted to everyone: "Listen up, everyone, all the injured have been sent to the county hospital. Three of the more serious ones were given first aid on the helicopter, and they are basically fine."
The middle-aged woman hugged the girl and was the first to rush up: "Where's my husband? I saw him bleeding before. He looked serious. Can he be rescued?"
The captain smiled and nodded: "He is a little serious, but it is not life-threatening. He is currently undergoing infusion in the county hospital. When the road here is opened, you two will be able to see him in the ward."
The woman's nose suddenly became sore and tears came out of her eyes: "Thank you, I really appreciate you."
The captain chuckled: "Fortunately, the rescue came in time. First aid was performed on the helicopter and my life was saved. Otherwise, I would have waited until the road was clear before sending him to the hospital..."
Having said this, he said no more, waved his hand, turned around and continued to invest in the rescue.
The little girl opened her eyes wide, looked at her mother and said, "Mom, was it the helicopter that saved dad just now? It's amazing. In the future, I will also learn to fly a plane and save people everywhere."
The woman burst into tears and smiled: "Okay, when you go to college, go and learn to fly a plane. You must remember that your father's life was given by these soldiers."
The little girl nodded firmly, held her mother's hand, and never let go.
Three hours, five hours passed, and no one was found.
The surrounding villagers looked sad, and some covered their faces and cried silently.
But there is good news. In the afternoon, the blasting team brought large-scale mechanical equipment to blast out a wide gap in the silt blocking the river.
The floodwaters began to flow downstream, and the accumulated water in the county slowly receded.
Everything is changing for the better.
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