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Robert Liston FRCSE FRCS FRS (28 October 1794 – 7 December 1847) was a British surgeon. Liston was noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anaesthetics, when speed made a difference in terms of pain and survival.
Oct 5, 2017 · Robert Liston was performing a leg amputation on a patient who was lying flat on his table. As he brought down his knife, he was so focused on his speed that he took his surgical assistant’s fingers off along with the patient’s leg.
TIL of Dr. Robert Liston, the "fastest knife in the West End.", who could amputate a leg in 2,5 minutes. He was a highly sought after surgeon, but also a show off, which led to some mishaps: he once accidentaly cut a patient's testicles off while trying to amputate his leg.
Jul 17, 2023 · Robert Liston was a renowned 19th century Scottish surgeon, known for his groundbreaking techniques and remarkable surgical skills – and speed.
Jan 11, 2022 · Dr. Robert Liston was a resolute gentleman, known for his incredible ability to perform surgeries at an alarmingly fast pace in order to reduce the pain and risk of shock and blood loss for the patient.
Oct 24, 2012 · The man who just flew through your amputation with apparent reckless abandon was Dr. Robert Liston, one of the finest surgeons of the time.---
Oct 1, 2017 · As the veteran surgeon Robert Liston stood before those gathered in the new operating theater of University College London a few days before Christmas 1846, he held in his hands the jar of clear...
Jun 25, 2020 · From first cut to severed limb dropping into a box of bloodied sawdust, surgeon Robert Liston could remove a leg in 25 seconds. His operations at University College Hospital in central London in...
Jun 8, 2021 · Perhaps the fastest surgeon of this era was Robert Liston, who was often referred to as the “fastest knife in the west end”. Early life and medical training. Robert Liston was born in Ecclesmachan in Scotland on 28th October 1794. He was the son of Margaret Ireland and Henry Liston, a Scottish minister and inventor.
Robert Liston, a Scot, was an admired, influential diplomat who worked in Europe and in the United States in the late 18th and early 19th century. The Scottish Enlightenment, the American War of Independence, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars shaped Liston’s life and career.
