Once more, Tommy’s back at the operating table. This time, he’s got a splinter so deep in his left deltoid that it requires micro-surgery to remove it. At which of the numbered spots do you have to start the operation?
Modern surgery is one of humanity’s greatest achievements – but it’s still prone to human error. The number of objects like dabbers and serrefines that are accidentally left in a body after an operation is as unsettlingly high as the number of patients that wake up during surgery.