Robert Liston performed the only operation with a 300% mortality rate; His patient, his assistant and a spectator died | The Vintage News
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Robert Liston was born on October 28th, 1794, in Ecclesmachan Scotland, to Henry Liston, a Scottish clergyman, and inventor. He was named after his

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…

  • Robert7301201@slrpnk.netEnglish
    20·
    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?

    • MelokuEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      Terror induced heart attack, maybe?

    • Dark_Lords_Servant@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      I believe it is unconfirmed if it actually happened. Liston was not exactly popular among the other surgeons, so it’s likely they made up the story to hurt his reputation. He was really good at what he did.