Could William McKinley have survived his assassination?

Quite possibly not, and I know this from unfortunate experience. While McKinley would have had a much, much better chance with modern medical techniques, the bullet had damaged his pancreas, and that's a brutal healing process. read more

According to the well-researched and documented article cited ( it is located in Wikipedia of all places) William McKinley's death was due largely to gangrene brought on by his treatment by an incompetent physician. read more

Since many other people had survived bullet wounds, and since President McKinley died of an infection related to his care and by the failure to remove the bullet which struck him, it could be a reasonable assessment to believe that he could have survived his wound. read more