Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-05-15

Y-20 Traverses a Thousand Miles, Witnessing a Life-Saving Relay

运-20辗转千里见证一场生命接力

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Source-stated publication date	2026-05-15
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为了一名战士的生命 ■解放军报特约记者杨晓波彭小明送诊转运途中。万衷余摄 5月13日，记者从陆军特色医学中心了解到，前期转运至该中心接受紧急治疗的一名重病战士，在医护人员精心救治护理下基本痊愈，当天上午已办理出院手续。时针回拨到4月25日凌晨两点左右，西部战区联指中心接到报告，陆军某部一名驻守高原的战士突发急症，生命危在旦夕。陆军第957医院与多家医院专家第一时间远程联合会诊，判断这名战士病情危重，急需后送内地救治。时间就是生命。接到报告，西部战区联指中心迅速启动应急救援机制，协调出动运-20运输机飞赴高原运送患病战士。指令下达后，该中心各席位快速对接处置机型机组、医务保障、接收医院等事宜，对整个转运流程作出周密安排，一场跨越千里的生命救援随即在多地同步展开。夜色深沉，空军某机场，运-20舱门缓缓开启，机务人员立即展开应急维护检修，战备值班机组依令待命。与此同时，空军第452医院6名专家携带医疗推注泵、氧气瓶等急救设备，星夜奔向机场，执行患病战士空中转运救护任务。凌晨5点，运-20迎着熹微晨光飞向高原。机舱内，空军专家组根据掌握的患病战士病情，研究空中救治方案，确保高空转运途中有序展开救治工作。陆军第957医院内，军医们一夜没有合眼，一边持续救治患病战士，一边精心准备转运工作。上午9时许，海拔4000多米的阿里昆莎机场引擎轰鸣，运-20稳稳降落。医护人员立即将患病战士送上飞机。很快，运-20再次振翅升空。飞行途中，空军专家组每隔10分钟为患病战士检查一次血压、呼吸、血氧等情况。高空之上，运-20巨大的钢铁之躯越过阿里高原。机舱内，检测仪规律的滴答声与患病战士微弱的呼吸交织。生命救援争分夺秒。下午2点左右，重庆江北机场，运-20优先降落，地勤人员引导救护车直抵机尾，陆军特色医学中心专家组与空军第452医院的专家组完成对接，随即将患病战士紧急送往医院。西部战区联指中心大屏上，实时呈现着运-20辗转千里的航迹，也见证了高原救治、空中救治、后方体系医院救治的生命接力。 “感谢战友，感谢医院，是组织给了我第二次生命。”采访时，这名战士动情地对记者说。请扫描二维码浏览更多内容

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On April 25, the Western Theater Command Joint Operations Center activated its emergency medical evacuation mechanism and dispatched a Y-20 transport aircraft to Ali Gunsa Airport (elevation 4,000+ meters) to evacuate a critically ill PLA Army soldier from a plateau-stationed unit, coordinating in-flight care by a six-person team from the Air Force 452nd Hospital and handoff to the Army Characteristic Medical Center in Chongqing. The operation illustrates the Western Theater Command's cross-service medical evacuation coordination capacity—integrating Army, Air Force, and theater-level command nodes in a time-sensitive aeromedical mission—and the Y-20's operational utility in high-altitude logistics and casualty evacuation from the Tibetan Plateau. The PLA Daily's detailed, named-unit coverage signals an intent to publicize this capability as both a readiness demonstration and a morale narrative directed at serving personnel.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "运-20辗转千里见证一场生命接力." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-05-15. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16461157.html.

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