doctors at lincoln's bedside

[JMadonna]

(02-25-2018 02:47 PM)Steve Wrote:  According to medical texts at the time, trepanning was seldom useful for treating penetrating bullet wounds to the head/brain. And the few patients who did survive had bullet wounds to the front of the brain, not the back as Lincoln had.

I find it hard to believe that they didn't try because it was not recommended in a medical text at the time. I read where a couple of doctors tried giving Lincoln brandy for his head wound. This makes me question their actual competency.

Who was the doctor in charge of this group? Did he make the decision to do nothing? Or was there no one in charge and no one wanted to take responsibility?