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Statement of Mori (3 Sept - Sept 47). Hirao told Ishiyama that the second Prisoner was ready. Ishiyama, Komori, Torisu, Hirao, Senba and Mori participated in this operation. Miki handled the instruments, Tsutsui supervised the nurses and Suyama observed. In the second series, on 22 May, 1400, Mori went to the Autopsy Room to make preparation for the operations, then went out back to wait for the Prisoners, but went back to the Autopsy Room before the Prisoners arrived, and shortly after the Prisoners arrived. Ishiyama ordered Mori to start the operation with Hirao and to do a total gastric resection. Either Suyama, Miki or Manabe was passing the instruments. In the third series, 26 May, at 1300, Hirao told Mori there would be another operation in the Autopsy Room that, day, that Ishiyama had requested that he assist. Mori went there about 1400, went out back to await the arrival of the Prisoners. Miki handled the instruments and Tsutsui supervised at this operation. |
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Statement of Torisu (29 Aug - 5 Sept 47). About 20 May, 1300, Ishiyama ordered Torisu to assist in performing operations on Prisoners that afternoon at the Autopsy Room, told him that the operations were requested by Japanese Army authorities, that it would be a lung operation, that he had received permission from Hirako to perform the operation in the Autopsy Room. Hirao and Torisu went to the Autopsy Room about 1330. Met Hirao, Tsutsui, Miki and possibly Manabe in the First Surgery Instrument Room, who were all preparing for the same operation that Ishiyama had told Torisu about, were discussing what type of instruments were to be used for the lung operation. Tsutsui was in charge cf getting the instrument for the lung operation. After entering the Autopsy Room, then Tsutsui, Mori and Senba and either Manabe or Miki then arrived. Tsuisui brought sterile sheets with her, and either Tsutsui, Miki or Manabe brought a box of surgical instruments. Torisu left the room, and upon reentering the Autopsy Room, one Prisoner was layed on a dissecting table on the left side of the room. Present: Ishiyama, Mori, Hirao, Senba, Tsutsui, Komori, Sato and either Miki or Manabe. A few minutes after the operation the prisoner died. Torisu then left, noticed that Tanaka and 2 or 3 other doctors enter the Autopsy Room. Still present were: Ishiyama, Hirao,Komori,Senba,Tsutsui,Hirako,Tanaka,Sato,Sha, either Miki or Manabe, and 2 or 3 other doctors. |
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Statement of Tsutsui (27 Aug - 47). In May, about 1000 or 1100, Ishiyama told Tsutsui there would be 'an operation that day,that she should prepared for it, that it was on an American soldier, that she should bring along one nurse to prepare for a stomach and chest operation. Tsutsui and Miki prepared the necessary instruments, sterilized them, waited. Tsutsui was called in at 1300 or 1400, told by Ishiyama to get the instri iments, which she and Miki did, then Statement of Tsutsui contd... waited by the entrance of the hospital for someone to show them where the operations would be held. Ishiyama she believes, then came long, took them to the Hirako Anatomy Section, dissecting room. Miki and Tsutsui carried the instruments there in two trips. Ishiyama, Komori, Miki and either Hirao or Mori, washed their hands, scrubbed with soap 15 minutes, sterilized hands and arras with a solution, put on sterile masks and white robes. . . Miki laid out the instruments at the instrument table. The Prisoner was lying on the table with his feet toward the entrance from the adjoining room. The instrument table was at the right of the operating table, and Miki was standing at the Prisoner’s head in the arible formed by the table. Ishiyama was to the left of Miki on the Prisoner's left side, Komori was across the table from Ishiyama with either Hirao or Mori on his left. Miki handed the instruments to the doctors during the operation, Ishiyama performed the operation. After Ishiyama cut out about l/3 of the right lung, studied it and handed it to Miki. Miki put this part of the lung,about the her hand, in a pan on the table. Suyama was not there, Miki and Tsutsui were the only nurses present. The first Prisoner died, and a second was brought in. Tsutsui and Miki then cleaned up the instrument, left 5 or 10 minutes later with them. 2 or 3 days later, at about 1000, Ishiyama told Tsutsui there would be more operations and directed Tsutsui to prepare the instruments for a stomach operation. Tsutsui told Miki and they took the instruments for a stomach operation to the dissecting room about 1300, from a room next to the dissecting room. Shortly after Ishiyama, Komori and other doctors entered. Miki, Suyama, Mori and possibly Torisu were there, with Sato and another military man. Miki was setting the surgery instruments on the instrument table. Around the operating table were: Ishiyama, Komori, Miki, Suyama, Tsutsui, Mori, Torisu, and Tsutsui believes Hirao. While the first operation was in progress, the second Prisoners was brought in. Those present who neither operated nor assisted were: Nogawa, Tashiro, Tsutsui, Suyama, Miki, Sato and Hirako. Both patients died. After 2 or 3 patients died, Tsutsui had a feeling that something was wrong and that these were experimental operations. The third series took place about the end of May or first June, 3 or 4 days after the second. One American was involved. It was a brain operation. Miki and Tsutsui took off his shirt, shaved all the hair of his head, washed Statement of Tsutsui contd... his head with soap and water, then with alcohol, painted it with iodine. Suyama and a doctor helped. There was a rag with alcohol on it under his head. Ishiyama, Komori, Tsutsui, Suyama, Miki, Nogawa and either Hirao or Mori were present. Ishiyama and Komori performed the operation, either Hirao or Mori assisted. Miki stood near Ishiyama, the instrument table behind her. 3 or 4 days later, at 1000, Ishiyama told Tsutsui there was to be an artery operation, to prepare for it and Tsutsui and Miki prepared the instruments, took them to the dissecting room from Ishiyama Surgery. The operation took place about 1500. Ishiyama, Hirao, Mori, Senba, Komori, Sato, Tsutsui and Miki or Suyama were there. |
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Statement of Ishiyama (13 Jul 46). Komori telephoned Ishiyama about 10 May from WA Hq that he had a B29 flyer who appeared to be bleeding from the lung thought the Prisoner should be operated on immediately and asked if he could bring him to the University. After the operation, the patient died 30 minutes later. The officers left, Miki gathered the equipment, and she, Tsutsui, Torisu, Hirao and Ishiyama went back. The two bodies were taken to the crematory by 2 Autopsy Section helpers. Miki was not there for all the operations, but was present in the room one time or another. At the first operation, Ishiyama believes Miki passed the equipment, Tsutsui felt the patient's pulse, brought the ether from another table, helped when she was needed. In the second operation, Tsutsui did the same as the first, Miki passed the surgical equipment. |
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Statement of Ishiyama (17 July 46). On 16 or 17 June, Komori telephoned Ishiyama as he usually did before he brought a Prisoner to the University, and stated that he had 2 patients whose conditions were very bad. At the brain operation, Komori and Hirao assisted, Miki handed the medical equipment. |
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Statement of Tashiro, Jiro (9 Oct-24 Oct 47). About June, before the airraid Tashiro tended operations on Prisoners at the Autopsy Training Room, of the Anatomy Section which were on a lung and a brain. Present were: Ishiyama, Torisu, Hirao, Morimoto, Nogawa, Tomoki Tashiro, Semba, Kubo, Mori, Miki, Suyama, Tsutsui and Tashiro believes Manabe. At this first operation, Ishiyama was chief surgeon, assisted by Morimoto, Tashiro believes Hirao or Torisu helped, that Miki passed the instruments. Tashiro heard the first prisoner died. |