A Manual of medical jurisprudence and toxicologyW.B. Saunders, 1896 - 238 pages |
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... latter is much preferable , for , if the emolument of the office depends upon the number of post - mortem examina- tions made , these examinations might be increased need- lessly . At the present time in this city the coroner's physi ...
... latter is much preferable , for , if the emolument of the office depends upon the number of post - mortem examina- tions made , these examinations might be increased need- lessly . At the present time in this city the coroner's physi ...
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... latter condition can , however , readily be distinguished from cadaveric lividity , since , if a bruise be divided by a scalpel , either effused blood or a clot will be found . Putrefaction , or the decomposition of nitrogenous sub ...
... latter condition can , however , readily be distinguished from cadaveric lividity , since , if a bruise be divided by a scalpel , either effused blood or a clot will be found . Putrefaction , or the decomposition of nitrogenous sub ...
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... latter . Indeed , putrefaction is arrested in the presence of per- fectly dry air . Thus , in the sandy deserts of Arabia and Africa , a dead body , losing rapidly its fluids , dries up and mummifies , while bodies buried naked or but ...
... latter . Indeed , putrefaction is arrested in the presence of per- fectly dry air . Thus , in the sandy deserts of Arabia and Africa , a dead body , losing rapidly its fluids , dries up and mummifies , while bodies buried naked or but ...
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... latter is examined shortly after death . Death due to the asthenic condition occurs in fatty de- generation of the heart , in exhaustive diseases of any kind , starvation , and in poisoning from prussic acid . The symp- toms in such ...
... latter is examined shortly after death . Death due to the asthenic condition occurs in fatty de- generation of the heart , in exhaustive diseases of any kind , starvation , and in poisoning from prussic acid . The symp- toms in such ...
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... latter being probably the state in the case of there having been a struggle . The floor , walls , doors , windows , and furniture should be carefully examined for blood - stains or stains of any kind , foot - marks . The con- dition of ...
... latter being probably the state in the case of there having been a struggle . The floor , walls , doors , windows , and furniture should be carefully examined for blood - stains or stains of any kind , foot - marks . The con- dition of ...
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