A System of Legal Medicine, Volume 1E. B. Treat, 1894 |
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... sometimes by persons specially skilled in the matter of the investigation . The report must be signed by all three of the ex- perts ; and if there be a dissent , the dissenting opinion and the reasons for it are set forth in the body of ...
... sometimes by persons specially skilled in the matter of the investigation . The report must be signed by all three of the ex- perts ; and if there be a dissent , the dissenting opinion and the reasons for it are set forth in the body of ...
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... Sometimes they cannot be seen until the scalp has been retracted , previous to the removal of the calvarium . If this is done at this juncture for the purpose of determin- ing the existence of a suspected ecchymosis , the brain should ...
... Sometimes they cannot be seen until the scalp has been retracted , previous to the removal of the calvarium . If this is done at this juncture for the purpose of determin- ing the existence of a suspected ecchymosis , the brain should ...
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... sometimes necessary to establish the identity of the corpse , the existence of any peculiarities or malformations should be noticed , also the condition of the skin , more especially as to the presence or ab- sence of the vernix caseosa ...
... sometimes necessary to establish the identity of the corpse , the existence of any peculiarities or malformations should be noticed , also the condition of the skin , more especially as to the presence or ab- sence of the vernix caseosa ...
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... sometimes be found in the stomach . Its presence has not the same significance as that of milk or starch . The liver in the infant is of large size in proportion to the body . It is said to diminish in size after the establishment of ...
... sometimes be found in the stomach . Its presence has not the same significance as that of milk or starch . The liver in the infant is of large size in proportion to the body . It is said to diminish in size after the establishment of ...
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... sometimes completely divided by a groove so as to make four ; sometimes only one root is so divided in this way . The second lower molar has but four cusps or a faintly developed fifth cusp . Its roots have a tendency to coalesce . The ...
... sometimes completely divided by a groove so as to make four ; sometimes only one root is so divided in this way . The second lower molar has but four cusps or a faintly developed fifth cusp . Its roots have a tendency to coalesce . The ...
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Page 635 - A person duly authorized to practice physic or surgery, or a professional or registered nurse, shall not be allowed to disclose any information which he acquired in attending a patient in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable him to act in that capacity...
Page 512 - It is clear that a creditor has an insurable interest in the life of his debtor...
Page 604 - Published under the direction of the general council of medical education and registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the medical act (1858).
Page 577 - ... a question of fact to be decided by the verdict of a jury. If this is true in regard to ordinary claims under policies, it is obvious that the difficulty would be greatly enhanced in cases like the present, where it would be sufficient, in order to take a case out of the operation of the proviso, to prove that self-destruction was the result of insanity. It would not be hazardous to affirm that, in all cases where such an issue was to be determined by a jury between an insurance company and the...
Page 73 - The knee joint, formed between the articular surfaces of the lower end of the femur and the upper end of the tibia, is largely a hinge joint.
Page 511 - It may be stated generally, however, to be such an interest, arising from the relations of the party obtaining the insurance, either as creditor of or surety for the assured, or from the ties of blood or marriage to him, as will justify a reasonable expectation of advantage or benefit from the continuance of his life.
Page 17 - Medicine, as it is variously termed, is that science which applies the principles and practice of the different branches of medicine to the elucidation of doubtful questions in courts of justice.
Page 501 - At the end of the seventeenth and the beginning of the eighteenth century...
Page 581 - Suicide involves the deliberate termination of one's existence, while in the possession and enjoyment of his mental faculties. Self-slaughter by an insane man or a lunatic is not an act of suicide within the meaning of the law.
Page 241 - How is it possible under such circumstances for any tribunal sitting judicially to say which of these two individuals died first? We may guess, or imagine, or fancy ; but the law of England requires evidence, and we are of opinion that there is no evidence upon which we can give a judicial opinion that either survived the other.