Burst
Written by Peng Kaixin
2020-06-10 08:00
Last update date: 2020-06-10 08:00In the past year, the smoke in the news and the struggle of the wounded have been deeply imprinted in the hearts of Hong Kong people. In the picture, there is a group of people wearing reflective clothing and shuttled through the demonstration scene to provide voluntary first aid to the injured. Over the past year, they have helped countless people heal, but they have been physically and mentally injured. A Ren, a 19-year-old volunteer first responder, was burned by tear gas in the back in November last year. Fortunately, the skin grafting operation was successful and the recovery is in good condition. However, the tear gas not only hurt Aren's back, but also distanced him from his single mother. After he was discharged from the hospital, he was driven out of the house, but Aren continued to walk to the front line with the wound and adhere to the principle of helping others.
A Ren, a 19-year-old volunteer first-aid (a pseudonym), was dismissed from the house because of her disagreement with her mother. (Photo by Lin Zhenhua)
A Ren, a 19-year-old volunteer first responder (pseudonym), was injured at the demonstration site in Causeway Bay in November last year. He was injured by tear gas in the back and required skin graft surgery. He was discharged from the hospital for nearly a month. Aren revealed that because of the raw meat of the wound, there has been bleeding and water seepage. "I tried the white shirt and felt that all the back spine was stained with blood spots." After resting for more than a month, Aren went to the front line to support. The wound was still unhealed. However, when he reached the front line, when he heard the tear gas launch, Aren shrank instinctively, "Going to the front line again in January, when the burst of tear gas is really scared." Aren did not complain to the police in the end, because he thought that he had not appointed The riot police who had witnessed and covered their faces could not find the parties if they complained.
Looking back on a year of frontline ambulance support, various pictures of the Harmony Road flyover were lingering in his mind. "Every time I walk down the flyover and look down, I will know how shocking the scene is, that is, the police have lost it. Water The artillery fired again, the tear gas bomb exploded again, the sponge bomb flew across, and the Athlon rushed across the blast, which was shocking." And the scene where he helped the wounded to wash the wound on the bridge remained in his heart.
Aren, who had a tear gas in her back, admitted that she was feeling palpitated when she heard tear gas on the front line. (Photo by Lin Zhenhua)
After being injured, he was asked to leave home and move to university dorm alone
The tear gas not only left Aren with scars, but also left marks in his heart. On the day of the injury, he called his mother, but the other party said, "I don't want to know, the injury is good to go back"; after nearly a month of medical treatment, my mother did not show up. On the day of discharge, Aren called her again, and the phone heard the message "Move things out, don't go home again", so Aren stayed in the dormitory arranged for him by the university express, "Grandma is completely ignorant, all for a few months. Have seen the canal."
Born in a single family, Aren said that she has always had different values from her mother. Her mother wanted her son to pay a high salary, but Aren always wanted to help others. In the future, she even wanted to enter the fire department’s ambulance grade. "It’s a measure of the value of a job. It’s income. I just want to match my interests and values first, and the second is artificial, which is enough." In the anti-revision exercise, Aren often went to the front line to support, which made his mother very unhappy. He tried to explain that he was saving people However, my mother felt that he was in trouble, and the two people with different values became distant. Aren hoped that one day the mother and the child could understand each other. Aren said that the front line is mainly based on the role of ambulance. "Everybody will help, and after the conflict, go to help first and put yourself first."
Recalling the situation of the volunteer first aid responders at the demonstration site in the past year:
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18-year-old volunteer first-aid Alvin is trapped and suffers from traumatic sequelae
The father-in-law Alvin got his first first aid certificate when he was 13 years old, in order to help his father-in-law in an emergency. Now the 18-year-old Alvin has obtained 7 first aid related certificates and is also a member of the civilian security team. . Asked about Alvin with some first-aid experience, he walked on the scene of the conflict as a voluntary first-aid in July last year. Until a year later, he can still be seen in large and small conflicts, witnessing the transformation of this movement. . He was most impressed that during an evening conflict in Mong Kok, an unequipped uncle who passed by simply couldn’t breathe due to inhalation of tear gas. Upon careful inquiry, he and his teammates estimated that the uncle had cancer and was weak. After failing to reach the scene in a short time, he decided to go directly to the emergency department of Guanghua Hospital with his uncle on his back.
Alvin said that he never thought that such violence would develop. He believed that the abuse of violence by the police disappointed the people of Hong Kong. "When the Athlon Squad made a ruthless speech, Hong Kong people used to think that the police department maintained order and protected the public. In the end everyone was heartbroken." Alvin said that not only the demonstrators, but also the volunteers and the media were often injured by pepper spray and batons. He was sprayed with pepper spray three times in the night, and was hit with two or three batons. "From the eyes to the position of the heart, he can't breathe."
Alvin, an 18-year-old volunteer first responder, experienced trauma sequelae after experiencing the Besieged PolyU incident. He needed to see a psychologist, but his "rejection" mentality made him insist on supporting every large and small demonstration conflict. (Photo by Chen Haoran)
Trapped PolyU failed 7 times to escape
"Chinese peppers, tear gas consumption" is not terrible. Alvin suffered trauma sequelae from the PolyU Besieged incident in November last year. He was trapped for several days. Alvin said that the police had said that the first responder would not be arrested when he left, but when several members of his team were arrested when he left at A Core, Alvin decided to find his way out. Climbing the fence was found, witnessed the riot police pointing a gun at the head of the demonstrators, he and his team members rushed forward to pull the demonstrators away, etc. When he last escaped, he planned to climb the rails, but was found by Athlon on the bridge and the other party opened There was a shot, and the bullet fell near them. "It's loud, I don't know it's a gun, but it's not a tear gas, I don't smell it, I have a tinnitus, I see the fireworks, and I'm almost astonished."
After 7 failed escapes and fear of gunshots, Alvin gave up and fled, but just kept looking for a place to hide on PolyU’s campus. "Well, I want to commit suicide. I write a suicide note. I’m a germ. It’s so hard to walk in and get out of the way, and I keep receiving phone calls from housing companies, and the first one shouts.” Until the last class principals mediate with the police, allowing people under 18 to copy down their ID cards and leave At that time, Alvin, who was only 17 years old, listened to her mother's opinion and was taken down by the police after copying her identity card.
Seeing a psychiatrist for trauma sequelae
The PolyU incident caused Alvin to suffer from post-traumatic sequelae and needed to be counseled by a psychologist. "Often I don't know. A lot of screens will appear in my mind, and I am very hesitant." Fortunately, the situation has improved, and he will still appear at the scene of the conflict. To wash the wounds for the wounded, "I used to go back, but my heart was low. I don't want to talk about aura, I want to help more people." In order not to worry the family, Alvin would send his mother every time he dispatched Report safety and share real-time location with mother so that she can feel at ease.
In order to help more people, Alvin will still appear at the scene of the conflict as a volunteer first aid. (Photo by Chen Haoran)
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