Nursing – The Silent Hearts on the Frontline of Life and Death

No uniforms, no stethoscopes or operating tables — with just their hands and professional instincts, many nurses have become heroes in life-and-death moments beyond hospital walls.

In August 2025, while on vacation in the ancient town of Hoa Lư (Ninh Bình), a nurse from Nghe An Friendship General Hospital saved the life of an unconscious man foaming at the mouth on a sidewalk. She performed chest compressions and only left when the patient regained his pulse and the ambulance arrived.

Just a month earlier, a male nurse in Ninh Bình braved a storm to save a person who had been knocked unconscious by a fallen tree. He administered first aid in the middle of flooded streets and quietly walked away after the victim’s family arrived.

In June 2025, at Dien Thanh beach (Nghe An), a nurse from Dien Chau General Hospital rushed to rescue an elderly woman who had drowned and stopped breathing. Thanks to timely chest compressions, the woman regained her pulse and was taken to the hospital by family.

In March of the same year, a nurse from Bach Mai Hospital on vacation in Da Nang saved a tourist who went into cardiac arrest in a restaurant. In another case, a nurse from Cai Lậy Regional General Hospital (Dong Thap) was returning to work when she spotted a traffic accident victim — bleeding and unconscious. She immediately performed first aid, checked vital signs, and assisted with transfer to the hospital.

Or take the story of nurse Nguyen Thanh Hoa from Bach Mai Hospital, who after 29 years in the profession still dedicates every second in the emergency room with the same passion as the first days of her career.

These stories are far from rare. Behind every successful emergency case is a seasoned, fearless nurse — and more than that, a heart that never turns cold to life.

In the hospital, nurses are the ones who stay by patients' sides the longest — from admission to discharge, even through their final moments. They administer medication, monitor vital signs, respond when a patient's condition worsens, and provide emotional support to both patients and families.

Without them, treatment orders would remain only on paper. Many times, nurses act as the patient’s closest companion in moments that require compassion or in the face of death.

Without them, a doctor's treatment plan could never become reality. Without them, patients — especially those in critical care — could not overcome their crises. And without them, the emotional distress and loneliness patients endure could not be soothed within the cold hospital walls.

Even when they are off duty, in quiet places or crowded streets, in restaurants or in danger zones — nurses will instinctively leap into action to save lives, using all their professional skills and unwavering dedication.

Those chest compressions — seemingly instinctual — are in fact the result of thousands of hours of training and practice. But above all, they come from humanity.

No one orders them to stop amidst the rush of life. No one requires them to risk danger to save a stranger. Yet they do it — because they are nurses. They chose this profession not only to heal wounds, but to preserve life, sow hope, and uphold trust, kindness, and compassion between human beings.

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