"Thanks to our exceptionally excellent team, we have helped each other and overcome numerous difficulties!” On April 8, Zou Xiaoyue, head nurse of the First People’s Hospital of Chaozhou, who was revising the feasibility report of nursing research at home and had just finished her self-quarantine, told the reporter.

Recalling her 54 days in Wuhan, Zou was deeply moved. She remembered that she boarded a train from Hangzhou to Wuhan on the evening of January 27.

The Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital, where Zou worked in Wuhan, is one of the earliest designated hospitals in Wuhan to receive and treat patients suffering COVID-19. "Most patients here are treated with tracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, and severely ill patients are treated with ECMO and CRRT," Zou said that she was desperate to work in the ward to relieve patients of their suffering.

On January 31, after completing rigorous training and assessment, the medical team began to work. Zou worked the first night shift in Ward No.1 for patients with critical condition. “After putting on protective clothing, I can only move slowly and it is quite tiring. After the first shift was over, all of our clothes and goggles were soaked." Zou said.

Meticulously and patiently, Zou treated and took good care of patients with a critical condition, assisted doctors with sputum aspiration under bronchoscope, helped patients breathe in the prone position, conducted sputum aspiration with tracheal tubes, and dumped condensate water in ventilators. Every step would put her at risk, but she did not cower back. Instead, she always worked at the frontline of the fight against the epidemic.

As a respiratory therapist, Zou often had in-depth discussions and shared her years of research and practical experience with the nursing team at Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital in her spare time. Their WeChat discussion often lasted until midnight.

Zou is like an elder sister to her team members. Every time before they entered the ward, Zou would encourage them. In daily work, Zou would help them solve all kinds of problems. Even after work, Zou often cared about them.

In early March, Zou won the honorary title of "Advanced Individual of National Health System in COVID-19 Prevention and Control", and her medical team, Zhejiang Critical Care Support Team, won the honorary title of "Advanced Group of National Health System in COVID-19 Prevention and Control".

“感谢我们特别能战斗的团队，大家互相帮助，在病房里克服了一次次困难，挺过了一个个难关！”4月8日，刚刚结束隔离休养、正在家中修改护理科研的可行性报告的湖州市第一人民医院护士长邹晓月对记者说。

回忆起自己在武汉54天的驰援经历，邹晓月感触很深。1月27日晚，她从杭州出发，坐上了前往武汉的火车。

邹晓月驰援的武汉市肺科医院，是武汉最早一批收治新冠肺炎患者的定点医院。“这里的病患大多使用气管插管、机械通气治疗，严重的还使用了ECMO（体外膜肺氧合技术）和CRRT（连续性血液净化治疗）。”邹晓月说，一想到他们急促的呼吸、渴盼的眼神，她就想早点进病房工作。

1月31日，医疗队在完成严格的培训和考核后，“上岗”增援。邹晓月承担了重症一区第一个大夜班的任务。“穿上防护服，动作比平常慢很多，体力消耗极大。第一个班结束后，大家的衣服都湿透了，护目镜摘下全是水。”邹晓月说。

邹晓月细致耐心地做好危重症、重症患者的医疗救治和生活护理。协助医生做纤支镜下吸痰、协助患者俯卧位通气、气管插管吸痰、倾倒呼吸机的冷凝水……每一个动作，都面临着风险，她却毫不退缩，毅然坚守在抗疫一线。

作为呼吸治疗师，邹晓月常常利用休息时间，和武汉市肺科医院的护理团队深入探讨，毫无保留地分享自己多年的研究成果和实践经验。一场场微信上的“讨论会”，常常一开就到深夜。

在队员心里，邹晓月就像个“大姐姐”，每次进入病区前都会给大家鼓劲，工作中总是尽力为组员解决各种问题，下班后也不忘贴心问候。

3月初，邹晓月获得“全国卫生健康系统新冠肺炎疫情防控工作先进个人”称号，她所在的医疗队——浙江重症护理支援队荣获“全国卫生健康系统新冠肺炎疫情防控工作先进集体”。

(Executive Editor: Ye Ke)