[evjim]

President Garfield died from blood poisoning too. But interestingly, they think if he wasn't well to do he would have survived. Many poor people who fought in the civil war walked away with bullets still inside them and no healthcare to remove it. But Garfield being president had all sorts of excessive medical attention before proper sanitation procedures were common in US medical practice. By the way I've just read Candice Miller's book on him and find her writing style great.

[JJMcJ]

Both he and President McKinley had their wounds probed excessively, under not too sanitary conditions.

With modern medical procedures, both would have likely survived.

[vinrob92]

Actually in several cases bullets are not removed as removing them may cause further damage: https://www.carenade.com/blog/bullet-time/

[watwut]

> But interestingly, they think if he wasn't well to do he would have survived. Many poor people who fought in the civil war walked away with bullets still inside them

Many of those poor soldiers died - including from infections.

[simonh]

Nobody is saying they didn't, that isn't the point being made.