Shao Long participates in rescue work at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 10, 2025.

Shao Long serves as the head nurse of the emergency department at the Shenyang-based First Hospital of China Medical University. With 17 years of experience in emergency nursing, Shao has participated in rescuing over 4,300 critically ill patients and currently leads a nursing team of more than 20 members.

During the fight against COVID-19 in Wuhan, Shao contributed to the preparations of building the makeshift hospitals. He worked 58 consecutive days and nights to fulfill nursing responsibilities.

In daily management, he keeps focusing on standardizing nursing procedures, conducting emergency rescue training, and organizing emergency response drills. To date, Shao has trained over 10 nursing instructors responsible for departmental training and education.

"Emergency workers safeguard patients with expertise and belief," he said. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Shao Long (C) learns about the health conditions of newly admitted patients at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

Shao Long tends a patient at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Shao Long tends a patient at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

Shao Long works at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

Shao Long (R) talks with nurses at the emergency department of the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

Shao Long (R) heads for the rescue of a respiratory and cardiac arrest case at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Shao Long inquires about the health conditions of newly admitted patients by phone during the lunch break at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

This file photo taken on June 21, 2019 shows Shao Long (R) participates in an emergency rescue drill in northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua)

Shao Long (R) conducts a work handover with a colleague at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

Shao Long observes the health conditions of a patient at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Shao Long observes the vital signs of patients at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Shao Long checks the operation of disinfection facilities at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

Shao Long (R) helps treat a patient's wound at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

Shao Long (R) instructs a nurse in emergency rescue methods at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Shao Long (R) prepares to tend a patient at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

This file photo taken on Feb. 10, 2020 shows Shao Long (L) works in a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua)

Shao Long (R) instructs a nursing intern to log in data at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

Shao Long (L) instructs a nurse to observe and record the health conditions of critically ill patients at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

Shao Long (L) talks with a patient's relative at the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)

This file photo taken on Feb. 16, 2020 shows Shao Long (R) works in a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua)

Shao Long works at the intensive care unit (ICU) in the First Hospital of China Medical University in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)