The nurses there recognized right away that he had an infection, what at the time they would have called "blood poisoning," and though they probably didn't say it, they would have known right away that there was nothing they could do.
Os enfermeiros perceberam logo  que ele tinha uma infeção aquilo a que, na época, se chamava  um "envenenamento do sangue". Embora, provavelmente,  não tenham dito nada, deviam ter percebido imediatamente que não havia nada a fazer.