Screengrab from the video showing nurses holding on to incubators to prevent them from toppling over
Epitomising service before self, nurses in Turkey – which was struck by a deadly earthquake recently killing thousands of people — have saved lives of several patients and people, including newly born babies, without caring for their safety. Videos posted by Dr. Fahrettin Koca, the Turkish Health Minister on Twitter, showing these acts have gone viral.
In a neonatal unit in southern Turkey, nurses rushed to save babies in their incubators by holding onto them to prevent them from sliding or turning over.
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O can alıcı sarsıntı sırasında iki hemşire arkadaşımız unutulmaz bir davranış gösterdi. Gaziantep İnayet Topçuoğlu Hastanesi Yeni Doğan Yoğun Bakım Ünitesinde görevli Devlet ve Gazel hemşireler dışarı çıkmak yerine bebeklerin bulunduğu kuvözlerin devrilmesini önlemeye çalıştılar. pic.twitter.com/ikCoqqpU9M
— Dr. Fahrettin Koca (@drfahrettinkoca) February 12, 2023
In another video posted by the Minister hospital staff can be seen rushing to save children and helping to evacuate them from the building.
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