Watch: Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan
Security footage from Kumamoto General Hospital in Japan shows medical staff protecting a patient during a 6.8 magnitude earthquake. Despite the violent shaking, all four surgeries being performed at the time were completed successfully.
Why it matters
Demonstrates the resilience of medical infrastructure and staff during natural disasters.
Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan Close Newly-released security camera footage shows the moment last month's magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital in Japan.
Four surgeries were under way at the time. Footage from a camera in an operating room where an abdominal surgery was being performed shows medical staff shielding the patient with their bodies as equipment swayed violently, and a nurse opening a door to secure an evacuation route.
According to the hospital, all four operations were successfully completed.
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