According to the latest report this morning, Secretary Zheng Detao and President Huang Daren, who are out for business, had sent an encouraging short message to the SYSU medical team on the frontline of Qinghai anti-earthquake rescue work, on behalf of all the faculties, teachers and students of SYSU. The short message ran as follows:

All the comrades of SYSU anti-earthquake rescuing medical team, you have been laborious! You have been acting bravely and striving vigorously for the rescue work, which fully reflects the philanthropism of the medical workers as well as SYSU faculties. All the teaching staff and students are deeply moved and they would like to to extend their sincere appreciations and greatest respect to you all. As the condition in the disaster area is so severe, take care of yourselves!

News Link: Medical Workers in the Frontline Reply to the Message

Xu Xiangdong from the First Affiliated Hospital: “I really appreciate your thoughtful attention, we will work harder!”

Cheng Chao from the First Affiliated Hospital: “I’ve got your message, and I’ll reply later because we have a patient who is in need of first aid”

Li Yujie from the First Affiliated Hospital: “We’ve got your message, thank you. We will try our best to do the rescuing work well and live up to your expectations. I had worked at the Intensive Care Unit of the Fist Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University earlier on, and am now a member of the experts board of the national sanitary ministry and mainly responsible for consultation and treatment for emergency patients.”

Zheng Xunhua from the First Affiliated Hospital: “We’ve got your short message, thanks for your concern. Now I am examining the patients at the First Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University. Many patients with severe illness have been transferred, so my work load has been alleviated slightly. I had suffered from altitude sickness when I first arrived here. Now I am getting to it gradually except that I have difficulty running fast.”

Liu Anming from the second hospital: “i truly appreciate the message from the leaders of SYSU, and we will bear in mind our responsibilities as medical professionals. . I am working at the Qinghai people’s hospital at present, in the specialist region. I am rather busy. The climate is dry and cold, but I can cope with it as I feel quite fit overall.”

Shu Xin from the third hospital replied, “I have got the short message from the secretary and president of SYSU, and thank you very much for concerning about me. Things are running quite smoothly, and I will finish the mission. Now I am working at the people’s hospital of Qinghai province, which is located in Xining, where I am in charge of nosocomial infection. as a large general hospital, the people’s hospital of Qinghai province has received 300 persons from the disaster areas. There are only 4 doctors in the hospital who are in charge of nonsocomial infection, including one whom had been transferred to the health department of Qinghai province, so now the work load is relatively overwhelming. Taking the altitude factor into consideration, the hospital has exempted me from working on the night shift so I can cope with it as I am physically sound. ”

Ou Zhaolan from the third hospital responded: “I have received the short message from the leaders of SYSU, and I really appreciated it. Everything is fine at present, and even if there are difficulties, I will cope with them. I am in charged of bed management and guide care presently in the no.1 Orthopaedic area of the people’s hospital of Qinghai province. Recently more than 20 beds have been added to the region. Taking the altitude factor into consideration, the hospital has assigned me to work only on the day shift. I. Felt a slight headache after getting off the plane, but was recovered soon after. Due to oxygen deficiency or perhaps excitement, I feel tired at night, and have difficulty falling asleep. As natives of Guangdong, the diets here are quite strong for us. ”

Li Jianguo from the third hospital: “today I have gotten the condolatory short message and I appreciated it very much. I am presently working at the Children's Hospital of Qinghai province, in charged of for nosocomial infection. Since yesterday, the number of patients received from disaster has been leveled, and many experts from Beijing have reached Qinghai province. Compare to the first few days when we first arrived, the work load at present has been somewhat alleviated. . Ever since my arrival at the hospital on the 16th of April, I have been working according to the general work schedule without any days off. When first arrived in Xining, I was not acclimated. But as the altitude is not very high, I have gotten used to it.”