[HN Gopher] Interactive text game of surgery in early 1800s
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       Interactive text game of surgery in early 1800s
        
       Author : erehweb
       Score  : 38 points
       Date   : 2022-12-04 18:35 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (oldoperatingtheatre.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (oldoperatingtheatre.com)
        
       | tantalor wrote:
       | Crashes on startup in Chrome:
       | 
       | > index.html:601 Uncaught DOMException: Failed to read the
       | 'localStorage' property from 'Window': Access is denied for this
       | document.
        
       | erehweb wrote:
       | If you are in London next week, there is an after hours surgical
       | demonstration on the 11th. https://oldoperatingtheatre.com/event-
       | posts/after-hours-surg...
        
       | sphinxster wrote:
       | Trigger warning, it's described as a "text game", but there are
       | also images.
        
       | metadat wrote:
       | I wish there were more scenarios to play, this was interesting
       | and, in a way, fun.
        
       | saurik wrote:
       | > Women's operations take place on Fridays at St Thomas's.
       | 
       | This was a thing? :(
        
       | edvards wrote:
       | Had to use Firefox for the game to work, but overall really nice
       | game, quite educational
       | 
       | Also just in case for everyone - yes, it is possible to have her
       | survive the surgery, keep trying
        
       | jbandela1 wrote:
       | Reminds me of Robert Liston and his 300% mortality surgery:
       | 
       | https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1202392
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       | Liston operated so fast that he once accidentally amputated an
       | assistant's fingers along with a patient's leg, according to
       | Hollingham. The patient and the assistant both died of sepsis,
       | and a spectator reportedly died of shock, resulting in the only
       | known procedure with a 300% mortality.
        
       | birdyrooster wrote:
       | This game made me cry, it's hard to press through treating
       | someone when you know how futile it is. It's a bit depressing but
       | at least there are people trying their best with what is
       | available. I wish everyone the best health.
        
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