TIL about Robert Liston, a British surgeon noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anesthetics. His most famous case involved a leg amputation that took 2 1/2 minutes, and resulted in the amputation of his assistant's fingers and the coat tails of a surgical spectator.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston
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