Newly released security camera footage shows the moment a magnitude 6.8 earthquake disrupted a surgery at Kumamoto General Hospital in Japan on July 28. The quake, which shook the hospital in Kumamoto Prefecture, occurred while four surgeries were in progress.
Footage from an operating room where an abdominal surgery was being performed shows medical staff shielding the patient on the operating table with their bodies as equipment swayed violently. A nurse is seen opening a door to ensure an evacuation route was accessible. According to the hospital, all four operations were successfully completed despite the disruption.
Kumamoto General Hospital resumed normal outpatient services on August 5, after temporarily suspending them following the earthquake.