At the time of rescue, there was a pulse and a clear response.
A woman in her 90s was rescued from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, after exceeding the golden search time of 72 hours.
According to the Asahi and Yomiuri Shimbun on the 8th, at around 8:20 pm on the 6th in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, the Metropolitan Police Department and Fukuoka Prefectural Police rescue unit rescued two women who were trapped in a collapsed wooden two-story house.
One of these people was in his 90s and was reported to have been able to respond reliably at the time of rescue. Approximately 124 hours had passed since the earthquake occurred. The other person, a woman in her 40s, was said to be in cardiopulmonary arrest.
According to the Ishikawa Prefectural Police, the two women rescued that day were found trapped in debris on the first floor of a two-story house. The first floor was crushed, and the woman’s left leg was caught in the beam through a small gap tens of centimeters high.
When the rescue worker touched the hand of the woman in her 90s, it was said to be warm, pulsed, and capable of conversation. Doctors and paramedics also rushed in and crews removed debris and rescued the victim.
If the debris was suddenly removed, the patient’s condition could change rapidly, so an IV was administered and the patient waited for physical strength to recover. He was then rescued and transported to emergency service at around 8:20 p.m. After receiving intensive treatment at Suzu City Hospital, he recovered enough to be able to talk the next morning.
Rescue efforts began during the day when a Fukuoka Prefectural Police officer received information from a city evacuation center that ‘there is a possibility that someone was left behind in a collapsed house’ and ‘hands are visible’.
When a woman in her 90s was rescued five days after the earthquake, about 124 hours after the 72 hours when the survival rate is thought to drop sharply, the emergency firefighter and Disaster Medical Team (DMAT) doctor who rescued the woman said, “It is impossible for her body to fall into the rubble.” “I think they were able to survive because there was a gap and they were able to drink rainwater through their mouths,” Yomiuri reported.
Source: Donga
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