A Text-book of legal medicine and toxicology v. 1, 1903, Volume 1W.B. Saunders & Company, 1903 |
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... skin . The knives should be clean when the organs are incised . In the hospital postmortem room water may be allowed to run over the body at frequent intervals , but its liberal use must not in any way obscure the condition of the body ...
... skin . The knives should be clean when the organs are incised . In the hospital postmortem room water may be allowed to run over the body at frequent intervals , but its liberal use must not in any way obscure the condition of the body ...
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... skin ; in such cases the surface must be cleansed well . The skin in general may contain varying amounts of blood ; its tension and elasticity may be tested by raising it into folds ; diffuse eruptions , pigmentations , and edema are ...
... skin ; in such cases the surface must be cleansed well . The skin in general may contain varying amounts of blood ; its tension and elasticity may be tested by raising it into folds ; diffuse eruptions , pigmentations , and edema are ...
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... skin and subcuta- neous tissue are dissected loose for a short distance on each side of the median line . Deep incisions are now made into the muscle , and all soft parts are dissected away from the laminæ , so that the vertebral arches ...
... skin and subcuta- neous tissue are dissected loose for a short distance on each side of the median line . Deep incisions are now made into the muscle , and all soft parts are dissected away from the laminæ , so that the vertebral arches ...
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... skin at the root of the penis , respectively clitoris , and the ligamentous structures and the attachments of the corpora cavernosa divided close to the pubic arch , until the knife freely enters the pelvic cavity . Then the opening is ...
... skin at the root of the penis , respectively clitoris , and the ligamentous structures and the attachments of the corpora cavernosa divided close to the pubic arch , until the knife freely enters the pelvic cavity . Then the opening is ...
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... skin soon becomes more dense ; on the second or third day it assumes a yellowish tinge , which increases to the fourth day . The umbilical cord soon begins to shrivel ; it becomes brownish red , and after three or four days the skin ...
... skin soon becomes more dense ; on the second or third day it assumes a yellowish tinge , which increases to the fourth day . The umbilical cord soon begins to shrivel ; it becomes brownish red , and after three or four days the skin ...
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Page 540 - But whenever the actual existence of any particular purpose, motive or intent is a necessary element to constitute a particular species or degree of crime, the jury may take into consideration the fact that the accused was intoxicated at the time, in determining the purpose, motive or intent with which he committed the act.
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Page 7 - This work presents to the medical and legal professions a comprehensive survey of forensic medicine and toxicology in moderate compass. For convenience of reference the treatise has been divided into two sections, Part I and Part II, the latter being devoted to Toxicology and all other portions of Legal Medicine in which laboratory investigation is an essential feature. Under "Expert Evidence...
Page 445 - If the assured, being in the possession of his ordinary reasoning faculties, from anger, pride, jealousy or a desire to escape from the ills of life, intentionally takes his own life, the proviso attaches, and there can be no recovery. If the death is caused by the voluntary Opinion of the Court.