1958年严寒的冬天,北京市流行着可怕的病毒性小儿肺炎,解放军总医院的儿科病房里挤满了患儿,幼小的生命受到了严重的威胁。母亲们不想吃也不想睡,整日整夜地守在孩子身边。那些红色的白衣战士,当然绝不能让革命的子弟轻易死亡,有的人急得直跺脚,可是,有什么办法呢?有的时候,虽然想尽了办法进行抢救,但也不得不忍着痛,眼看着孩子的呼吸一点一点的微弱下去,接着心脏也停止了跳动。但是,也有的人翻了翻外国的文献,摇着头说:“既然马儿伸了腿,就不用再扬鞭”。 In the cold winter of 1958, terrible viral pneumonia was prevalent in Beijing. The pediatric ward of the People’s Liberation Army General Hospital was crowded with children. Young lives were seriously threatened. Mothers do not want to eat nor sleep, keep the child all night long. Of course, we must not allow the revolutionary children to die easily. Some people are anxious to stand still. However, what are some ways to do that? Sometimes, though we have tried everything to rescue us, we have to endure pain. Watched the child’s breath a little weak, then the heart stopped beating. However, some people turned over the foreign literature and shook their heads and said: “Since the horse has stretched out his legs, there is no need for another whiplash.”