Lin Kesheng’s life-saving efforts

On July 7, 1937, the sound of artillery fire at Marco Polo Bridge shocked Peiping, and Lin Kesheng resolutely rushed to the forefront of the anti-Japanese war. In order to avoid worries, he took his children to Singapore. After settling the children, he returned to Wuhan alone and organized a rescue team of the Red Cross Society of China to contribute to the motherland's war of resistance. As the war progressed, in view of the protracted nature of the war and the shortage of medical staff, he established the main ambulance station in Tuyunguan, Guiyang. In addition to running a wartime health personnel training institute and a training demonstration ward to train field medical staff, it also provided medicine and Medical device manufacturing factory. The Health Personnel Training Institute at that time actually concentrated professionals from all aspects of medicine, including basic medicine, such as Rong Dushan, Rong Qirong, Zhang Xianlin, Zhou Shoukai, Wang Kaixi and other Union graduates. Its scale was huge and its talents were huge. The number of students is far greater than any other medical school in China, which shows that Lin Kesheng has considerable appeal and organizational leadership skills. Due to its international reputation, the main ambulance station has received widespread support from international progressive groups, individuals and patriotic overseas Chinese. The main station has always received strong support and help from the China Defense Alliance led by Soong Ching Ling. The "Alliance" once sent German friendly person Anna Wang to keep in touch with the main ambulance station. She often made written reports on the work of the Red Cross and the situation of the sick, sick and refugees, and reported and publicized it to the outside world in a timely manner, thus raising a large amount of donations and medical supplies. The main rescue station has dispatched more than 100 rescue teams to various war zones and set up sub-stations in five war zones. In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, due to the lack of medical treatment and medicine on the front line, wounded soldiers did not receive timely medical care. Their minor injuries often became serious or fatal, resulting in undue disability and death, which seriously affected morale and combat effectiveness. As a representative of the Alliance to Defend China described when he inspected a wounded soldier shelter near Nanchang in the summer of 1938: "It was like a picture of hell. The wounded soldiers with bloodstained uniforms had their hands and feet blown off by bombs, and their bodies were half naked. They were housed in several filthy makeshift houses, which were overcrowded. The doctor told me that if they were shot in the head and abdomen, there would be no hope for them, even if they were slightly injured, they would die of gangrene in the hospital. "Since the ambulance headquarters established a field hospital on the front line, the situation has improved greatly. After the wounded soldiers arrived, they were treated in a timely manner. Those with minor injuries were treated until they recovered and returned to the battlefield, while those with serious injuries were transferred to the rear after emergency treatment. Hospital.

After the Changsha Fire in October 1938, a large number of sick and wounded soldiers flocked to the rear. Due to poor sanitary conditions, most of the officers and soldiers suffered from skin diseases and were in great pain. At that time, Lin Kesheng was stationed in Qiyang, Hunan. He converted a large gasoline barrel into a boiler and set it up as a simple lice and scabies treatment station. He carried out lice and scabies treatment in 56 rear hospitals and provided special nutrition. The effect was remarkable and deeply loved by the officers and soldiers. welcome.

In the summer of 1940, Lin Kesheng personally led doctors to inspect military medical facilities in various war zones. At that time, there were many areas without roads, so people had to walk. Under the scorching sun in midsummer, he would often walk in front, shirtless and with his head wrapped in white cloth. Every day after lunch, he lay down on a bench in the small village to rest. He trained himself to sleep when he needed to, wake up when he needed to, and always maintain plenty of energy. They walked for 70 days and after returning to Guiyang, they drafted a "water and sewage control plan", mainly for the prevention of water-borne infectious diseases and gastrointestinal diseases. It was first tried on the front line in Changsha and later extended to various war zones, thus reducing the number of Infectious diseases in the military. This plays a positive role in improving the health status of the officers and soldiers and enhancing the combat effectiveness of the troops. He believes that when troops are stationed in rural areas, they must not only improve the environmental sanitation of the troops themselves, but also train the troops to improve the environmental sanitation of the villages. After victory in the future, a large number of soldiers will demobilize and return to their hometowns to improve the sanitation of the countryside. In this way, current work can lay a solid foundation for public health in the future period of the founding of the People's Republic of China. This far-sighted plan also reflects his patriotism. With his deep feelings for the officers and soldiers of the Anti-Japanese War, he always strived for excellence in medical treatment. During normal office hours, he would stamp "OK" on reimbursement documents and the like without even looking at them and hand them over to the cashier for processing; as for medical reports, he would always carefully review them and never let them go. One Christmas evening, a large number of wounded soldiers were transferred from the front line. Because it was late, the staff at the main ambulance station said that the ward was full and would not admit them. The wounded soldiers had no choice but to lie cowering at the entrance of the training hospital.

It was nearly midnight. When Lin Kesheng learned about this situation, he immediately went down the mountain to inspect. He lost his temper on the spot and ordered the Christmas party to be stopped immediately. All medical and administrative staff gathered urgently, opened the training demonstration ward, placed all the wounded soldiers, and I cooked porridge for them and stayed busy until dawn the next day. Lin Kesheng's work style and sense of responsibility as a medical staff to save lives and heal the wounded can be seen from this. The famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader Tan Kah Kee led the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Consolation Group to return to China in 1940 to offer condolences. He criticized the corruption of the Kuomintang government a lot. He only praised Lin Kesheng for his dedication to his duties and his "spirit of hard work", and actively promised to support the Nanyang overseas Chinese every month. The federation will donate NT$10,000 to the main ambulance station.

From 1942 to 1944, Lin Kesheng was ordered to go abroad to Myanmar with the Chinese Expeditionary Force and served as the medical director of General Stilwell, the commander of the China-Burma-India Theater. During this period, due to the tense war situation, he often worked 16 hours a day, which was really physically and mentally exhausted. For this reason, he has been awarded many times by the Chinese government and decorated by the British and American governments.