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[–] TastyWheat 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That guy seems incredibly calm considering he's getting his fucking arm hacked off, and he hasn't even had a shot of brandy yet. What a boss

[–] TallonMetroid 19 points 5 months ago

Huh, cutting the flesh at an angle to so that you can form a cap on the stump afterward isn't a step I expected, but it makes sense.

[–] paddirn 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Damn, where was this 30 minutes ago? It never gets any easier no matter how many patients you lose.

[–] mipadaitu 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

But have you ever failed so hard you had a 300% fatality rate on a single amputation?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston#Liston's_most_famous_case

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

Amputated the leg in under 21⁄2 minutes (the patient died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene; they usually did in those pre-Listerian days). He amputated in addition the fingers of his young assistant (who died afterwards in the ward from hospital gangrene). He also slashed through the coat tails of a distinguished surgical spectator, who was so terrified that the knife had pierced his vitals he fainted from fright (and was later discovered to have died from shock).

Wtf

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

"I'm sorry I'm home late darling, you'll never believe what happened at the bar"

[–] FilthyShrooms 6 points 5 months ago

No thanks, I'd like the brandy before the procedure

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

The original "you fell asleep first at the sleepover" meme

[–] RunningInRVA 3 points 5 months ago

Is that a jar of….leeches?

[–] PanoptiDon 2 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

never play poker with that patient

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

The middle bit looks like a psychopath's suggestion for a new Power Handshake™.

"To really get the upper hand in negotiations, simply remove his hand from just below the shoulder."