" Science would soon exceed even Bell's expectations. Had Garfield had been shot just 15 years later, the bullet in his back would have been found by X-ray images and the wound treated with antiseptic surgery. He might have been back on his feet within weeks. Had he been able to receive modern medical care, he likely would have spent no more than a few nights in the hospital. "

― Candice Millard , Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President