Principles of forensic medicine / by William A. Guy and David Ferrier.

Date:
1895
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Principles of forensic medicine / by William A. Guy and David Ferrier. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Bruises, changes occurring in, 349 diagnosis of, from cadaveric lividities, 350 distinction between, inflicted during life and after death, 350 Bryony, black, characters of, 753 poisoning by, 753 white, characters of, 753 Bullet, effect of, sectional area of, on gun-shot wounds, 355 Bullets, characters of modern, 356 Burns, appearances produced by, 397 appearances of, inflicted during life, 398 death by, 397 causes of, 397 frequency of, 397 medico-legal relations of, 397 diagnosis between, inflicted during life and after death, 398 homicide in relation to, 399 post-mortem, appearance of, 398 suicide in relation to, 399 Butler’s vermin killer, composition of, 655 Cadaveric lividity, as a sign of death, 291 cause of, 291 diagnosis of bruises from, 350 . diagnosis of, from ecchymoses, 291 Cadaveric rigidity (see rigor mortis), 287 spasm, a form of rigor mortis, 289 Calabar bean, characters of, 682 poisoning by, 682 Calculation of stature, 32 Calomel, properties of, 566 Camphor, poisoning by, 627 properties of, 627 Cancer in relation to assurance, 182 Cancrum oris, in relation to mercury, 562 Cannabis indica, poisoning by, 625 Cantharides, poisoning by, 757 fatal dose in, 758 fatal period in, 758 post-mortem appearances in, 759 symptoms of, 758 treatment of, 759 Cantharidin, characters of, 759 properties of, 760 Carbolic acid (see acid, carbolic) Carbonic acid (see acid, carbonic) Carbonic oxide, poisoning by, 733 post-mortem appearances in, 735 suicide in relation to, 733 symptoms of, 734 treatment of, 735 properties of, 733 Cartilage, age as shown by ossification of parts normally consisting of, 42 Case of Colonel Townshend illustrating apparent death, 280