Liang Wudong
Liang Wudong (Chinese: 梁武东; pinyin: Liáng Wǔdōng; March 1959 – 25 January 2020) was a physician at Xinhua Hospital in Hubei who was the first physician to die of coronavirus pandemic due to nosocomial infections.[1]
Liang Wudong | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1959 China |
| Died | 25 January 2020 (aged 60) |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Citizenship | Chinese |
| Occupation | physician |
| Known for | First doctor die from 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic |
Career
Liang was the director of the Department of Orthopedics of the Chinese Hospital and Integrated Western Medicine of Hubei Province (Xinhua Hospital).[2] He has a history of heart disease and atrial fibrillation.
On 16 January 2020, Liang became unwell and had a fever and chills. He went to Hubei Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital for treatment and a computed tomography scannershowed that his lungs were white and there were signs of lung infection.[3]
After being diagnosed with coronavirus disease, he was admitted to the isolation ward for hospital treatment, and transferred to Jinyintan Hospital Wuhan on January 18, 2020 to continue treatment. At 7 am, 25 January 2020, Liang died at the age of 60.[4]
On 3 February, the Shanxi Zhendong Renai Angel Fund donated 100,000 yuan to the Liang family and 2,000 yuan for living expenses.[5]
References
- ↑ (in zh) 武汉医院告急 第一名医生殉职 中国军医团抵达增援. 25 January 2020. http://www.rfi.fr/cn/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD/20200125-%E6%AD%A6%E6%B1%89%E5%8C%BB%E9%99%A2%E5%91%8A%E6%80%A5-%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E5%90%8D%E5%8C%BB%E7%94%9F%E6%AE%89%E8%81%8C-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%86%9B%E5%8C%BB%E5%9B%A2%E6%8A%B5%E8%BE%BE%E5%A2%9E%E6%8F%B4.
- ↑ 武漢肺炎首位醫師殉職 62歲耳鼻喉科主任梁武東今晨不治. https://www.nownews.com/news/20200125/3903392/.
- ↑ 封面报道之一 现场篇：武汉围城. http://weekly.caixin.com/2020-02-01/101510145.html.
- ↑ 感染新型肺炎去世的医生梁武东为新华医院退休职工. 21世紀經濟報道. https://m.21jingji.com/article/20200125/herald/533d8b3cdb540960132a1d968b9f1aa1.html.
- ↑ 病毒无情，"天使"有爱，长江日报联合救助基金守护医护家庭. 長江網. http://news.cjn.cn/sywh/202002/t3557480.htm. Retrieved 2020-03-23.