Famous Quotes of Dr. Bethune

1. Selfless Dedication

The era of doctors sitting at home waiting for patients to knock on the door has passed. Our battle cry in the future Yes, go to the front line and go to the wounded. Wherever there are wounded, we will go! (Excerpted from a conversation on the way from Yan'an to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region)

You cannot compromise your personal safety when making revolution. If it were for personal safety, I would not come to China. Only by eliminating fascism can we have the most reliable solution. Safety, Communist Party members cannot live for personal safety first, that is, for the wounded and sick. If a doctor doesn't work for the wounded, what's the point of his life? (Conversation with Health Minister Ye Qingshan I'm here to support China's national liberation. What do I need money for? I want to wear well, eat well, just Stay in Canada and never come to China (Conversation with Health Minister Ye Qingshan)

I can perform surgery in a dilapidated temple with a 20-foot-tall expressionless statue standing behind me. ... Just like working with modern equipment such as running water and electric lights, the past life once tempted me, but for my ideal, let those days be gone forever (Excerpted from a message to a Canadian friend. Letter)

Without seeds in the soil, millet cannot grow. Without blood in the body, life will be in danger. The wounded have lost a lot of blood. Only by supplying them can they be cured. Taking a little blood from a healthy person does not harm the body, because he can quickly replenish it. If we can use our own blood to revive one soldier, it is better than killing ten enemies. ( Speech to blood donors during the internship week at the Hospital of Special Surgery)

2. Everything is for the patient

What is the responsibility of a doctor, a nurse, and a greeter? That responsibility is to make you To make your patients happy, to help them regain their health and strength, you must see each of them as your brother, your father - because in truth, yes, they are closer than brothers and parents, they are yours. Comrade. (Speech at the opening ceremony of the Model Hospital)

Doctors live for the sick and wounded. If a doctor does not work for the sick and wounded, what is the point of his life? They fight for this. To build a new society, in order to repay them, we must also fight for them. The battle we want to fight is disease, disability, and death (Speech to the trainees during the internship week of the Hospital of Special Surgery)

The sick and wounded. They are your comrades. You must put them first in everything. If you don’t value them more than yourself, then you are not worthy of working in health care (speech to students during the internship week at the Hospital of Special Surgery)

3. Strive for technical excellence

We must always ask ourselves a question, is there a better way to replace the method we are using now? You must always be dissatisfied with yourself and your work ability. . (Conversation to assistant Chen Shihua)

The term technology is generally used to describe the application of materials and methods. It is the most advanced and effective way of doing things... We can talk about the technology of sweeping the floor and organizing one. Hospital skills, the skills of bandaging and performing an operation, the skills of lifting patients and picking them up to make them comfortable (address to medical staff in a model hospital)

A field surgeon, At the same time, one must also be able to work as a carpenter, blacksmith, tailor, and barber, in order to be considered a good surgeon (speech when creating the "Marco Bridge" mobile surgical team in Jizhong)

Without accurate registration, It is impossible to have accurate statistics. Without accurate statistics, there cannot be accurate analysis. Without accurate analysis, there cannot be accurate methods. It is like walking blindfolded. (Talk about the statistical requirements for rescue in Heisi Village, Guangling County)

4. Noble moral sentiments

We must use technology to improve the happiness of hundreds of millions of people, rather than use technology to Enhancing the wealth of the few. (Conversation before going to Spain)

Don’t think it’s strange why people like me on the other side of the world, 30,000 miles away, want to help you. You and we are all internationalists and have no race. , color, language, and national boundaries separate us. (Conversation to staff at Model Hospital)

Don’t treat me like an antique. I’m here to work. You want to use me like a machine gun.

(First conversation with Commander Nie Rongzhen)

5. Humility, diligence, and studious

As a surgeon, it is impossible for you not to change the medicine yourself for the first time. To understand whether the operation was successful, only by changing the dressing yourself can you test the effect of your operation, so that you can continue to gain experience and improve your skills. (Conversation to assistant Lin Jinliang)

A doctor’s responsibility is to save the lives of the sick and wounded, reduce their pain, help them recover and regain their strength, so that they can return to the front line as soon as possible to defeat fascism. For those wounded who cannot return to the front line because they are disabled, we must also try to keep them disabled and help them have the ability to participate in certain labor and live independently as much as possible. (Speech to students during the internship week of the Hospital of Special Surgery)

6. Love China

The past two years have been the happiest and most meaningful time in my life... I have spent thousands of years I send my deepest gratitude to you and millions of dear comrades. (Suicide note)

I came to the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region and worked with you in this hospital. At first I always felt that this was "your hospital", but now I feel that this is "our hospital". Because it was created by us together. (Speech at the opening ceremony of the Model Hospital)

7. Observe professional ethics

In a hospital, if there is one responsible person, everyone will benefit; if there is one irresponsible person, Everyone can get bad results. (Conversation to assistant Zhao Chong)

If a company commander loses a machine gun, it goes without saying that he will be criticized, but the gun can still be taken back, but after a leg is lost, it cannot be regained. Recovered. (Conversation to assistant Fu Wenyuan)

Whenever the injured are brought in, no matter day or night, they must be checked by themselves. For critically ill patients, they must be on call at any time. (Conversation to assistant Wang Daojian)

A doctor or nurse should not hold their head high in front of the wounded. (Conversation to assistant Lin Jinliang)

8. Good psychological quality

There is an old saying in British hospitals that a doctor must have the heart of a lion and the hands of a woman." This This means that he must be bold, strong, agile and decisive, but at the same time kind, kind and considerate (speech at the opening ceremony of the Model Hospital)

For rescuing the wounded, time is of the essence. Being able to save a wounded person's life and reduce their pain is the greatest joy for our medical workers (Speech to the trainees during the internship week of the Special Surgery Hospital)