This day in history: Allan Pinkerton, the founder of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, died on this day in 1884 after he tripped on the pavement and severely bit his tongue, which became infected with gangrene.
Gangrene is a type of tissue death caused by a lack of blood supply. Symptoms may include a change in skin color to red or black, numbness, swelling, pain, skin breakdown, and coolness. The feet and hands are most commonly affected. If the gangrene is caused by an infectious agent, it may present with a fever or sepsis.
To this day there is a mortality factor of 1.6 gangrene deaths per 100,000 in the US.
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