A Text-book of legal medicine and toxicology v. 1, 1903, Volume 1W.B. Saunders & Company, 1903 |
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... wounds , 311 - Shotgun wounds , 311 - Was the wound inflicted by firearms ? 312 - Is the wound mortal or dangerous to life ? 314 - Immediate cause of death , 314- How soon will the wound cause death ? 314 - Was the wound inflicted ...
... wounds , 311 - Shotgun wounds , 311 - Was the wound inflicted by firearms ? 312 - Is the wound mortal or dangerous to life ? 314 - Immediate cause of death , 314- How soon will the wound cause death ? 314 - Was the wound inflicted ...
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... wounds and scars ; the eyelids , eyeballs , and pupils ; the state of the nose , mouth , and ears as regards foreign bodies , blood , and other fluids ; the color of the lips and the nose ; the teeth , the tongue these are some of the ...
... wounds and scars ; the eyelids , eyeballs , and pupils ; the state of the nose , mouth , and ears as regards foreign bodies , blood , and other fluids ; the color of the lips and the nose ; the teeth , the tongue these are some of the ...
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... wounds must not be probed indiscriminately , because of the liability of rupturing the walls of important cavities and of complicating the extent of the original wound . Careful dissection should be made to determine the course and ...
... wounds must not be probed indiscriminately , because of the liability of rupturing the walls of important cavities and of complicating the extent of the original wound . Careful dissection should be made to determine the course and ...
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... wounds , the common order of procedure is often violated in order to trace definitely the course of the bullet , as well ... wound has produced extensive hemorrhage into a large cavity , such as the peritoneal or the pleural cavity , the ...
... wounds , the common order of procedure is often violated in order to trace definitely the course of the bullet , as well ... wound has produced extensive hemorrhage into a large cavity , such as the peritoneal or the pleural cavity , the ...
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... wound , in order better to observe the relations between the intes- tines and the sutures . On opening the abdomen ... wounds of the intestines or perforation peritonitis - it is well to finish the examination of the abdominal organs ...
... wound , in order better to observe the relations between the intes- tines and the sutures . On opening the abdomen ... wounds of the intestines or perforation peritonitis - it is well to finish the examination of the abdominal organs ...
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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.