i was doing a routine coronary bypass operation when it hit. sort of in the crux of the operation. wejust sort of in the crux of the operation. we just felt the whole table, the operating table move. we thought maybe the anaesthetist or one of the nursing staff was actually manoeuvring the table, but even the staff that were not at the operating table, the other nursing staff and the scientists managing the heart lung machine, they all felt the room moving as well. it was a really bizarre feeling, because it was quite sustained. it probably felt like a minute at least, maybe two minutes. looking around the room, all of the i v polls were moving. some of the plants were all shaking. clearly it wasn t the anaesthetist fiddling with the anaesthetist fiddling with the operating table.- the operating table. yes, indeed. the operating table. yes, indeed. it the operating table. yes, indeed, it sounds - the operating table. yes, indeed, it sounds like - the operating table. yes, indeed, i
hit. i was doing a routine coronary bypass operation when it hit. sort of in the crux of the operation. we just felt the whole table, the operating table move. we thought maybe the anaesthetist or one of the nursing staff was actually manoeuvring the table, but even the staff that were not at the operating table, the other nursing staff and the scientists managing the heart lung machine, they all felt the room moving as well. it was a really bizarre feeling, because it was quite sustained. it probably felt like a minute at least, maybe two minutes. looking around the room, all of the iv poles were moving. some of the clamps were all shaking. clearly it wasn t the anaesthetist fiddling with
i was doing a routine coronary bypass operation when it hit. sort of in the crux of the operation. we just felt the whole table, the operating table move. we thought maybe the anaesthetist or one of the nursing staff was actually manoeuvring the table, but even the staff that were not at the operating table, the other nursing staff and the scientists managing the heart lung machine, they all felt the room moving as well. it was a really bizarre feeling, because it was quite sustained. it probably felt like a minute at least, maybe two minutes. looking around the room, all of the iv poles were moving. some of the clamps were all shaking. clearly it wasn t the anaesthetist fiddling with the operating table. i ve felt a small earthquake before, but not whilst operating. and obviously in cardiac surgery we are doing a lot of microsurgery