Footage has emerged showing surgeons in Japan clinging to a patient on the operating table as a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck during surgery. The moment underlines the risks faced by medical staff carrying out procedures in one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and highlights the safety protocols hospitals rely on to protect patients mid-operation when the ground suddenly shakes.

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