Pappas Theodore N, Llewellyn Megan, Barr Justin
From the Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.
Department of Surgery, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Ann Surg Open. 2024 Dec 30;6(1):e537. doi: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000537. eCollection 2025 Mar.
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC. Booth's actions were part of a conspiracy by Confederate sympathizers to disrupt the US Government. The conspiracy also targeted Secretary of State William H. Seward, who was attacked in his home on the same evening by Lewis Powell. Seward, who was recuperating from a violent carriage accident, was brutally stabbed several times in the face and neck but survived his wounds. This article will review the assassination attempt before focusing on the details of Seward's wounds and his subsequent medical care. We will also analyze how Powell managed not to kill Seward despite having the opportunity to stab the defenseless, recumbent Secretary 5 times.
1865年4月14日，亚伯拉罕·林肯在华盛顿特区的福特剧院被约翰·威尔克斯·布斯暗杀。布斯的行动是南方邦联同情者阴谋破坏美国政府的一部分。该阴谋还将目标对准了国务卿威廉·H·西沃德，当晚刘易斯·鲍威尔在其家中对他发动了袭击。西沃德当时正从一场严重的马车事故中恢复，脸部和颈部被残忍地连刺数刀，但最终从伤势中幸存下来。本文将先回顾这次暗杀未遂事件，然后重点关注西沃德伤口的细节以及他随后接受的医疗救治。我们还将分析尽管鲍威尔有机会对毫无防备、躺着的国务卿连刺5刀，但他是如何没有杀死西沃德的。
