How Robert 'The Fastest Knife in the West End' Liston Conducted a Surgery With a 300% Mortality Rate
Ridiculous History
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4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2019
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
It's no secret that hospitals can be intimidating, scary places -- but the medical operations of the modern day can't hold a candle to the grisly procedures of the 1800s. Back then, even some of the best surgeons still had about a one in ten chance of their patients dying during or shortly after a procedure. And Robert Liston was no exception. Listen in to learn how this otherwise top-notch surgeon managed to kill not only his patient, but also his assistant and some guy just standing nearby all in the course of one procedure gone horribly wrong.
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| 2:00.0 | Hello, thank you for tuning in. |
| 2:03.0 | Today's question, did you ever want to be a doctor when you grew up? Are you a doctor listening now? |
| 2:10.0 | If so, what kind? I'd especially love to hear from some surgeons. Hi, I'm Ben. |
| 2:17.0 | Hi, I'm Noel and when I get blood drawn, I have to look away and close my eyes and breathe slowly or else I'll pass out because blood and the whole idea of the human body weirds me out. |
| 2:27.0 | So the human body overall? |
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