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Bliss's first and middle names (Doctor and Willard) were inspired by Samuel Willard, a surgeon from New England. [7] [8] [9] During his youth, the Bliss family lived in Savoy, Massachusetts. [6] Bliss had one brother, Zenas (July 4, 1832 – April 23, 1877). [6] Bliss treated Zachary Taylor for malaria at Fort Jesup, Louisiana, in 1844. [10] [11]
A team of physicians was called to help the president, led by Doctor Willard Bliss. [4] Also called into assistance were Dr. Edson and a cousin of Garfield's, Dr. Silas A. Boynton. Edson was by Garfield's side more than any other physician with encouragement from Lucretia and the children who referred to Edson as, "Dr. Edson, full of Med'cin!"
[68] [69] Several inserted their unwashed fingers into the wound to probe for the bullet, and one doctor punctured Garfield's liver in doing so. Also, Bliss had supplanted Garfield's physician Jedediah Hyde Baxter. Bliss and the other doctors who attended Garfield had guessed wrong about the path of the bullet in his body; they had probed ...
Garfield Park is a 128-acre (52 ha) urban park in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Established in the late 19th century, it is the oldest city park in Indianapolis and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is located at the confluence of Pleasant Run and Bean Creeks on the near Southside of Indianapolis.
The Harrisburg Telegraph announces Garfield's death, including the telegram sent to Arthur. Garfield's primary physician, Doctor Willard Bliss, did not believe in the nascent antiseptic procedures promoted by his contemporary Joseph Lister, [56] and Garfield's gunshot wound became infected through Bliss's non-sterile attempts to retrieve the ...
View of the eastern side of the Mall in 1879. The Armory is the first square building on the right. Following the American Civil War's 1861 beginning, President Abraham Lincoln asked Doctor Willard Bliss to organize a system of hospitals in and around the city of Washington, D.C. [2] Among the facilities which resulted from this directive were several facilities which were built in or near ...
Doctors and nurses rushed into his room: “The amount of care he got was insane. I would say upwards of 30-plus people were in the emergency room, in his room, working to get him stable at that ...
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