VOSHN 82

<body><a href="../index.html">HOME</a><br><table summary="077"><tr><td class="etesti">077</td><td class="edate">August 6<sup>th</sup>, 1945</td><td class="eage">35 years old at that time</td></tr><tr><td class="ei_midasi" colspan=3>The situation was quite severe for doctors.</td></tr></table><div class="largep"><p>It was not until much later that we knew it was an atomic bomb and deadly radiation was emitted from it.  At that moment, we could only concentrate on taking care of the surface symptoms of the patients, such as cuts and burns.  All we did was to stop severe bleeding from burns and glass lacerations, and other first-aid treatments.</p><br><p>In fact, lacking medical supplies in general, it was a miserable situation indeed.  Patients were dying every minute.  How pathetic!  It was unbearable for doctors to be there.</p><br><p>A soldier who was lying in the corner of the hospital corridor cried, "Mom!" all of a sudden and soon died.  He was a young man.</p></div></body>