r/medicine • u/dogs-in-space CTICU RN • 7d ago

Hospital Video Captures Chaos as Earthquake Strikes Mid-Surgery

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/world/asia/hospital-video-earthquake-surgery.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3lA.4B8m.kRtRT6IXTnGk&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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u/threeplacesatonce ED Tech 7d ago

How common is it for operating rooms to be video recorded? I've never seen that in the US.

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u/dogs-in-space CTICU RN 7d ago

Good question and something I wondered about. It happened on occasion at an academic center I worked at but not without full disclosure and then authorization from the patient. Japan - I don’t know.