. Buffalo medical journal. d whispers with the clutchof sorrow at their throats, for behind those doors in the whiteroom the President lay under the knife of the surgeon; the l^loodof the Republic was dripping and calm men were searching outthe course of an anarchists bullet, with deft fingers and acuteminds. THE OPERATION. When the decision to operate immediately had been Mann assigned their parts to his assistants. He requestedDr. Wasdin to administer the anesthetic, which was begun attwenty minutes after five oclock, ether being used. Dr. ]\Iynterstood opposite the operator with
. Buffalo medical journal. d whispers with the clutchof sorrow at their throats, for behind those doors in the whiteroom the President lay under the knife of the surgeon; the l^loodof the Republic was dripping and calm men were searching outthe course of an anarchists bullet, with deft fingers and acuteminds. THE OPERATION. When the decision to operate immediately had been Mann assigned their parts to his assistants. He requestedDr. Wasdin to administer the anesthetic, which was begun attwenty minutes after five oclock, ether being used. Dr. ]\Iynterstood opposite the operator with the Dr. Lee mentioned above;beside Dr. Mann stood Dr. Parmenter as adviser. Dr. Wilsonwas assigned to take the records of the operation and time. Mr. DETAILS OF PRESIDENT MC KINLEYs CASE. 211 Simpson was at the instrument tray; Mr. Mann at the sutures;Miss Catherine Simmons, of Roosevelt Hospital, Xew York,assisted the anesthetist; Miss C. ^Morris and Miss A. , of St. Lukes, Xew York, were the sterile nurses; Miss. From Tlie Illustrated Buffalo Express, copyrighted, From a pliotograph by Arnold. 1901, by The J. X. Matthews Company. Rose Barron, of the Long- Island College Hospital, Brooklyn;Miss Mary A. Shannon, of the Cincinnati General Hospital, andMiss L. E. Dorchester, of the Buffalo General Hospital, weredetailed as g^eneral assistants. Dr. Hall assisted Dr. Zittell inthe general care of the hospital during- the operation. 212 SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. In nine minutes the President was under the ef¥ects of theanesthetic, and Dr. Mann after preparing- the abdomen madea three inch incision, extending- throug-h the bullet hole. Therewas a deep layer of fat which necessitated the lengthening of theincision an inch, when the peritoneum was reached. At thebottom of the incision and in the bullet wound was found a smallcircular bit of cloth, probably undershirt, which had been carried in by the bullet. On openingthe peritoneum the intestineswere examined and found to beuni
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