| The plaza was filled with wounded people,
and the stream of dead bodies going out and
new patients going in. Red Cross Hospitals
from Okayama, Yamaguchi, Tottori Prefectures
as well as others provided care on a rotation
basis. After hearing the news broadcast that
the war was over, many were shocked into
despair, and their corpses quickly piled
up. Those who were in treatment worked to
treat others as soon as they became able
to walk. The heat rays from the bomb had
penetrated so deep that the middle and inner
layers of my skin (and other people's?) had
come apart, and my eyes, nose and mouth were
shifted out of place on my face. Due to the
lack of adequate medicines and doctors, I
had to give myself a blood transfusion, which
had a positive effect on my condition. This
shows a comparison of the preparedness of
medical care at the time of the Hiroshima
bombing. |
