Empire Rising: Spain

This kind of injury, let alone with the current medical environment, even with future medical technology, if not treated in time, carries a high risk of death.

The news of two consecutive assassination attempts on rulers of major powers made the rulers of many European countries start worrying about their own safety, and they all increased their investment in their own security forces.

Carlo was naturally among them. As the saying goes, when the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds; Carlo couldn’t guarantee that Spain wouldn’t produce a few extremists with unconventional ideas.

If such atypical individuals were to attack with guns, that would be serious trouble. The medical technology of this era is so inadequate, Carlo would not rely his life on the medical technologies of this era.

The best solution is to strengthen his own security and at the same time, avoid appearing in public places as much as possible.

Fortunately, the vehicles Carlo traveled in were specially modified, where speed was not demanded, but safety must be top-tier.

To ensure the safety of himself and the members of the royal family, Carlo allocated new funding to the Royal Security Intelligence Bureau, instructing the director Kadir to intensify the infiltration of domestic intelligence, preventing assassination events.

Speaking of the assassinated President of the United States, Garfield, this president is undoubtedly an extremely unfortunate victim of backward medical technology.

As the second American president to be assassinated after Lincoln, the assassination of Garfield caused widespread debate in the United States.

Although only 50 years old, Garfield had considerable qualifications. He participated in the Civil War early on and was promoted to the rank of Major General.

He later also served in the Christian Church, becoming the first president with clergy status in American history.

However, this president, with excellent mathematical talent and clerical status, did not have good fortune.

He was assassinated by an unemployed lawyer at a train station in his country’s capital, Washington, with the lawyer pulling out a revolver and firing two quick shots within two meters of the president, one piercing the president’s arm, the other hitting the torso and causing significant bleeding.

It is worth mentioning that Garfield did not carry any guards during his travel. The assailant was subdued by the train station security officers, which is why the assailant managed to get within two meters before firing.

And certainly being at a close enough distance effectively increased the handgun’s accuracy. Although the assailant fired only two bullets, both bullets hit the president’s body.

For President Garfield, the good news is that neither shot hit the vital organs. Naturally, the arm wound only needed timely disinfecting and bandaging to ensure there was no life threat.

The shot to the torso appeared dangerous but actually avoided all critical parts, theoretically it’s not fatal.

As long as the bullet could be located and treated in time, the president likewise would not face a threat to his life.

But unfortunately, this era did not have X-ray technology, which would only be invented 14 years after Garfield was assassinated.

American doctors certainly knew they needed to locate the bullet to treat the wound; how did they try to find the bullet in the president’s body? The answer is by hand.

Yes, they explored with unsterilized fingers into the wound.

This not only agravated the president’s injuries but also exposed Garfield’s wound to the risk of infection.

Historically, President Garfield died this unjust death. He did not die from the assassin’s attack; he died amid the doctors’ treatment.

To locate the bullet in the president’s body, the medical team even sought help from Bell, the inventor of the telephone, hoping he could invent a detector for metal.

Bell did indeed create such a metal detector, but the president’s medical team did not fully follow Bell’s instructions; they did not avoid the detector’s contact with other metals while using it, resulting in the detector’s failure to find the bullet in the president’s body.

Of course, all of this has not happened yet.

When the news of President Garfield’s assassination reached Europe, it immediately became a hot topic among European countries.

All the kings of various countries enhanced their own protective forces while ridiculing the fact that Garfield, this president of the United States, went out without carrying any guards.

Besides strengthening his own security forces, Carlo also increased his investment in medical technology. As the saying goes, no matter how meticulous, there can be oversight; Carlo wouldn’t dare assure he’d never encounter an assassination in his life.

How to continue living after surviving an assassination attempt is what Carlo needs to consider and strive to achieve.