Korean nurses visit Hiroshima to learn medical care for A-bomb survivors
Nov. 18, 2010
by Takamasa Kyoren, Staff Writer
On November 16, five Korean nurses visited the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Casualty Council in downtown Hiroshima to learn about medical care for A-bomb survivors. They are visiting Japan at the invitation of the International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed (HICARE), an organization formed by Hiroshima Prefecture, the City of Hiroshima, and other entities.
The five nurses from South Korea listened to an explanation on the effects of radiation on the human body from Hideo Sasaki, director of the Health Management and Promotion Center at the Hiroshima Atomic-Bomb Casualty Council. They also boarded the examination vehicle and observed patients being examined there.
Lee Jinsook, 45, a nurse at Seoul Red Cross Hospital, said she intends to convey what she has learned in Hiroshima to doctors at her workplace so the knowledge can be utilized for A-bomb survivors in Korea. The five nurses are continuing their training at such organizations as Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital until November 19.
(Originally published on November 17, 2010)
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On November 16, five Korean nurses visited the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Casualty Council in downtown Hiroshima to learn about medical care for A-bomb survivors. They are visiting Japan at the invitation of the International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed (HICARE), an organization formed by Hiroshima Prefecture, the City of Hiroshima, and other entities.
The five nurses from South Korea listened to an explanation on the effects of radiation on the human body from Hideo Sasaki, director of the Health Management and Promotion Center at the Hiroshima Atomic-Bomb Casualty Council. They also boarded the examination vehicle and observed patients being examined there.
Lee Jinsook, 45, a nurse at Seoul Red Cross Hospital, said she intends to convey what she has learned in Hiroshima to doctors at her workplace so the knowledge can be utilized for A-bomb survivors in Korea. The five nurses are continuing their training at such organizations as Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital until November 19.
(Originally published on November 17, 2010)
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