A strong earthquake occurred during surgery, and patients were saved through outdoor surgery...a real hero

Mar 31, 2025

A strong earthquake occurred during surgery, and patients were saved through outdoor surgery...a real hero
photo source=Facebook, Channel 3



While the aftermath of a strong earthquake in central Myanmar has affected Thailand, medical staff at a hospital in Bangkok have been evacuated and continued surgery.

According to Thai media such as Channel 3, emergency surgery was performed outdoors at the Police General Hospital in downtown Bangkok on the 28th (local time).

At that time, as strong vibrations continued, such as the shaking of the hospital building due to the strong earthquake in Myanmar, medical staff decided to evacuate the surgical patients outside.




Surgeon Dr. Warne Giramritt, who was conducting the surgery, said "The patient's abdomen was incised and he was completing a colorectal fistula (artificial aneurysm) surgery. We decided it was dangerous, so we moved the patient out and sutured him", he explained.

Thanks to the efforts of the medical staff, the operation performed outside was completed in only 10 minutes, and the patient is recovering.

It was an emergency situation that could cause a hernia if the suture was not rushed. As a result, articles praising the medical staff's quick judgment as a `true hero' poured out online.




In response, Dr. Giramrit said "I didn't know the video was shared on social media" and "I just saved the patient's life as a doctor as best I could."

The quick response of medical staff shone not only in this hospital but also in Siriraj Hospital.

Hospital nurses quickly evacuated the patients to the parking lot outside the hospital.




In addition, a video of patients and equipment being moved to a safe place in a nearby school was released at Rajaviti Hospital.

Meanwhile, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city.

It is estimated that up to 10,000 deaths will occur in Myanmar alone.

In Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, more than 1,000 kilometers away from the earthquake, a 30-story building under construction near Chatuchak Market, a tourist attraction, collapsed in the aftermath of the earthquake.

The accident reportedly buried more than 100 construction workers and killed more than 10 people.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.