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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!"
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 ...
Kerry Washington portrays Lt. Col. Charity Adams in the Netflix film. The real-life leader was born in Kittrell, N.C., on Dec. 5, 1918, and raised in Columbia, S.C.
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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 ...
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Dr. James Bender, a former Army psychologist who spent a year in combat in Iraq with a cavalry brigade, saw many cases of moral injury among soldiers. Some, he said, “felt they didn’t perform the way they should. Bullets start flying and they duck and hide rather than returning fire – that happens a lot more than anyone cares to admit.”