Robert Liston performed the only operation with a 300% mortality rate; His patient, his assistant and a spectator died. I’m questioning if it was attempted though, it kinda seems like you’d have to try to kill all three…

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    1 year ago

    In that chaos, Liston started to move so fast that he accidently cut his assistant’s fingers off and also slashed a spectator’s coat.

    The spectator thought that he was hurt and died of terror on the spot.

    Was this a thing back in the day? You get a little terrified and just drop dead?