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Chinese doctors bring relief to Lao dam victims
China Daily | Updated: 2018-07-31 07:04
Medics are first foreign team to arrive in disaster area
SANAMXAY, Laos - On the muddy yard of Sanamxay District Hospital in southern Lao province of Attapeu, Chinese doctors in military uniform have set up tents as reception for Lao villagers seeking medical service.
The banner hung on a canopy read "Bring best medical service to Lao people" in both Chinese and Lao letters.
These Chinese are members of a medical contingent from the Chinese People's Liberation Army, or PLA, who were dispatched here for relief operation after a dam collapse triggered flash flood a week ago.
On July 23, a saddle dam of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydroelectric power project burst, unleashing 5 billion cubic meters of water from the mountain to 13 villages of Sanamxay district downstream the Xe Pian River.
Six villages were entirely submerged by the muddy flood with 13,000 villagers being affected.
The contingent, which was on the "Peace Train-2018"Humanitarian Medical Rescue Joint Training Mission in the Lao capital of Vientiane, arrived in the flood-hit area on July 25.
It is the first foreign medical rescue team arriving in Sanamxay district after the disaster.
On Sunday, many villagers came to the reception to seek medical service from these Chinese medics, who also checked their heath by using ultrasound and electrocardiography.
"Our contingent has 32 members and some of us work here in the district hospital to treat hospitalized patients and patients sent here from disaster-hit areas," said Chen Zhang, a member of the contingent and also chief of the Department of Respiration of Chengdu Military General Hospital.
"We receive some 100 patients daily. The main problems of villagers from the area are abdominal pain, gastrointestinal diseases, and diseases cause by insect bites and bruises," he said, adding that they also treated villagers rescued from the flood-hit area who had not have any food for one or two days.
Liu Zhenxiong, a doctor from gastroenterology division, Second Hospital of Fourth Military Medical University, was one of the members that went to flooded villages with Lao authorities on Saturday.
"We went to a village called Ban Boc, and there were a lot of villagers there and we treated some 100 villagers in a single day," Liu said.
'Thumbs-up'
Ban Boc, formally called Don-Boc (Donbok) village, now is also a temporary shelter for displaced villagers as it lies on relatively high land.
Khamlieng Outhakaisone, deputy director general of the General Staff Department of the Lao People's Army and commander of the rescue operation, told a news conference on Saturday night that the Donbok village sheltered some 1,086 affected villagers.
Liu said they found two children with high fever there so they transferred them to the district hospital where they were in better conditions.
"Villagers told us we are the first foreign medical team there in Ban Boc and they gave us a thumbs-up," he said.
After a disaster like this, there would be cases of enteric infections, insect-borne diseases and food poisoning. The work to prevent any outbreak of diseases among victims should begin as soon as possible, or no later than 72 hours after the disaster, said Guo Jinpeng, head of the emergency response team of the disease control and prevention contingent.
They also guided villagers and locals on how to dispose of domestic waste and make sure they drink clean water and wash their hands before having food.
The latest report said 9 people had been confirmed dead while 122 were still missing after the disaster.
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A Chinese People's Liberation Army medical team arrives at the flooded-area in Attapeu, Laos, on Thursday.Liu Ailun / Xinhua
China Daily | Updated: 2018-07-31 07:04
Medics are first foreign team to arrive in disaster area
SANAMXAY, Laos - On the muddy yard of Sanamxay District Hospital in southern Lao province of Attapeu, Chinese doctors in military uniform have set up tents as reception for Lao villagers seeking medical service.
The banner hung on a canopy read "Bring best medical service to Lao people" in both Chinese and Lao letters.
These Chinese are members of a medical contingent from the Chinese People's Liberation Army, or PLA, who were dispatched here for relief operation after a dam collapse triggered flash flood a week ago.
On July 23, a saddle dam of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydroelectric power project burst, unleashing 5 billion cubic meters of water from the mountain to 13 villages of Sanamxay district downstream the Xe Pian River.
Six villages were entirely submerged by the muddy flood with 13,000 villagers being affected.
The contingent, which was on the "Peace Train-2018"Humanitarian Medical Rescue Joint Training Mission in the Lao capital of Vientiane, arrived in the flood-hit area on July 25.
It is the first foreign medical rescue team arriving in Sanamxay district after the disaster.
On Sunday, many villagers came to the reception to seek medical service from these Chinese medics, who also checked their heath by using ultrasound and electrocardiography.
"Our contingent has 32 members and some of us work here in the district hospital to treat hospitalized patients and patients sent here from disaster-hit areas," said Chen Zhang, a member of the contingent and also chief of the Department of Respiration of Chengdu Military General Hospital.
"We receive some 100 patients daily. The main problems of villagers from the area are abdominal pain, gastrointestinal diseases, and diseases cause by insect bites and bruises," he said, adding that they also treated villagers rescued from the flood-hit area who had not have any food for one or two days.
Liu Zhenxiong, a doctor from gastroenterology division, Second Hospital of Fourth Military Medical University, was one of the members that went to flooded villages with Lao authorities on Saturday.
"We went to a village called Ban Boc, and there were a lot of villagers there and we treated some 100 villagers in a single day," Liu said.
'Thumbs-up'
Ban Boc, formally called Don-Boc (Donbok) village, now is also a temporary shelter for displaced villagers as it lies on relatively high land.
Khamlieng Outhakaisone, deputy director general of the General Staff Department of the Lao People's Army and commander of the rescue operation, told a news conference on Saturday night that the Donbok village sheltered some 1,086 affected villagers.
Liu said they found two children with high fever there so they transferred them to the district hospital where they were in better conditions.
"Villagers told us we are the first foreign medical team there in Ban Boc and they gave us a thumbs-up," he said.
After a disaster like this, there would be cases of enteric infections, insect-borne diseases and food poisoning. The work to prevent any outbreak of diseases among victims should begin as soon as possible, or no later than 72 hours after the disaster, said Guo Jinpeng, head of the emergency response team of the disease control and prevention contingent.
They also guided villagers and locals on how to dispose of domestic waste and make sure they drink clean water and wash their hands before having food.
The latest report said 9 people had been confirmed dead while 122 were still missing after the disaster.
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【瞬间穿透十层钢板！让陆战之王坦克惧怕的存在究竟长啥样？】它是让“陆战之王”坦克惧怕的存在，拥有瞬间穿透十层钢板的力量，穿甲瞬间钢水烧化飞溅！超高速摄影机下的珍贵画面，震撼展示以穿甲弹为代表的中国兵器力量。CCTV加油向未来的秒拍视频
From weibo of China Radio Military,
CCTV program that show high speed camera footage of armor piercing shell penetrating ten pieces of steel in an instance.
--> #让陆战之王坦克惧怕的存在#超高速摄影机下珍贵穿甲弹画面-CCTV加油向未来的秒拍
42分钟前 来自 Weibo.intl
【瞬间穿透十层钢板！让陆战之王坦克惧怕的存在究竟长啥样？】它是让“陆战之王”坦克惧怕的存在，拥有瞬间穿透十层钢板的力量，穿甲瞬间钢水烧化飞溅！超高速摄影机下的珍贵画面，震撼展示以穿甲弹为代表的中国兵器力量。CCTV加油向未来的秒拍视频
From weibo of China Radio Military,
CCTV program that show high speed camera footage of armor piercing shell penetrating ten pieces of steel in an instance.
--> #让陆战之王坦克惧怕的存在#超高速摄影机下珍贵穿甲弹画面-CCTV加油向未来的秒拍
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央广军事
42分钟前 来自 Weibo.intl
【瞬间穿透十层钢板！让陆战之王坦克惧怕的存在究竟长啥样？】它是让“陆战之王”坦克惧怕的存在，拥有瞬间穿透十层钢板的力量，穿甲瞬间钢水烧化飞溅！超高速摄影机下的珍贵画面，震撼展示以穿甲弹为代表的中国兵器力量。CCTV加油向未来的秒拍视频
From weibo of China Radio Military,
CCTV program that show high speed camera footage of armor piercing shell penetrating ten pieces of steel in an instance.
--> #让陆战之王坦克惧怕的存在#超高速摄影机下珍贵穿甲弹画面-CCTV加油向未来的秒拍
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105mm armour piercing Sabot round from a type 59 tank gun, penetrates 10 layers of steel (space armour). It was reported that each piece of steel is 15cm thick. 10 layers X 15 cm = 150cm = 1.5 metre of steel.
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Oxygen therapy, portable barracks enhance PLA fighting strength in Tibet
By Liu Xuanzun Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/13 23:03:39 Last Updated: 2018/8/14 0:21:45
Portable barracks enhance army fighting strength: expert
File photo: Chinanews.com
High-pressure oxygen therapy and portable barracks are being introduced to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to boost the People's Liberation Army (PLA) combat capability, a Chinese expert told the Global Times on Monday.
All frontline training troops and border outposts have been equipped with oxygen generators and oxygen cylinders, the official PLA website 81.cn reported Sunday.
Army Medical University's Xinqiao Hospital in Xigaze, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, is developing a high-pressure oxygen therapy that could effectively solve altitude stress for troops stationed on the plateau, PLA Daily reported on Monday.
Oxygen therapy used to cure brain damage and carbon monoxide poisoning can be calibrated for high altitude.
The improved therapy has proved effective against altitude stress, 81.cn reported.
Oxygen stations have been built along border roads for soldiers to recover stamina.
"Altitude stress makes troops have breathing difficulties, results in headaches and insomnia," a former military officer who served in Tibet told the Global Times on Monday. He refused to be named.
Thin air damages combat capability, lowering troops' strength and durability, Song Zhongping, a military expert and TV commentator, told the Global Times on Monday.
Applying oxygen therapy helped soldiers to recover in the harsh conditions and enhanced their combat capabilities, he said.
The PLA is also improving troops' quality of life, the 81.cn report said.
Beginning last year, portable barracks specifically designed for plateau areas have been replacing the old prefabricated houses at Tibetan military bases.
Their design and materials make them sturdy, moisture-proof and cold-resistant, keeping the room temperature at 15 C even in the worst of snow storms, the report said.
Equipped with cutting-edge camouflage nets, the barracks are difficult to detect and suitable for field operations, the website reported.
Phone cover is increasingly available in all training zones enabling the troops to make calls or surf the internet.
The combined challenge of thin air and low temperatures makes winters in Tibet difficult for troops.
Many soldiers and officers suffer frostbite in Tibet, the former military officer said, noting the new facilities provide strong logistical support and ensured the troops' combat capability.
Four warm meals and soup are now included in the canteen meal.
New barracks and other improvements can let troops have enough rest and guarantee their quality of life so that they can work together with better morale, according to Song.
"Logistical support is essential to plateau combat," Song said.
By Liu Xuanzun Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/13 23:03:39 Last Updated: 2018/8/14 0:21:45
Portable barracks enhance army fighting strength: expert
File photo: Chinanews.com
High-pressure oxygen therapy and portable barracks are being introduced to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to boost the People's Liberation Army (PLA) combat capability, a Chinese expert told the Global Times on Monday.
All frontline training troops and border outposts have been equipped with oxygen generators and oxygen cylinders, the official PLA website 81.cn reported Sunday.
Army Medical University's Xinqiao Hospital in Xigaze, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, is developing a high-pressure oxygen therapy that could effectively solve altitude stress for troops stationed on the plateau, PLA Daily reported on Monday.
Oxygen therapy used to cure brain damage and carbon monoxide poisoning can be calibrated for high altitude.
The improved therapy has proved effective against altitude stress, 81.cn reported.
Oxygen stations have been built along border roads for soldiers to recover stamina.
"Altitude stress makes troops have breathing difficulties, results in headaches and insomnia," a former military officer who served in Tibet told the Global Times on Monday. He refused to be named.
Thin air damages combat capability, lowering troops' strength and durability, Song Zhongping, a military expert and TV commentator, told the Global Times on Monday.
Applying oxygen therapy helped soldiers to recover in the harsh conditions and enhanced their combat capabilities, he said.
The PLA is also improving troops' quality of life, the 81.cn report said.
Beginning last year, portable barracks specifically designed for plateau areas have been replacing the old prefabricated houses at Tibetan military bases.
Their design and materials make them sturdy, moisture-proof and cold-resistant, keeping the room temperature at 15 C even in the worst of snow storms, the report said.
Equipped with cutting-edge camouflage nets, the barracks are difficult to detect and suitable for field operations, the website reported.
Phone cover is increasingly available in all training zones enabling the troops to make calls or surf the internet.
The combined challenge of thin air and low temperatures makes winters in Tibet difficult for troops.
Many soldiers and officers suffer frostbite in Tibet, the former military officer said, noting the new facilities provide strong logistical support and ensured the troops' combat capability.
Four warm meals and soup are now included in the canteen meal.
New barracks and other improvements can let troops have enough rest and guarantee their quality of life so that they can work together with better morale, according to Song.
"Logistical support is essential to plateau combat," Song said.
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