Outlines of medical jurisprudence for India / by J.D.B. Gribble and Patrick Hehir.

  • Gribble, J. D. B. (James Dunning Baker), -1906
Date:
1898
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Credit: Outlines of medical jurisprudence for India / by J.D.B. Gribble and Patrick Hehir. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (G) What was the exact attitude and position of the body when found ? (7) Note the position of all surrounding articles, such as bottles, papers, weapons or spilled liquids. [Note.—These articles should be collected and preserved.] (b) Note the exact position and size of any marks of blood on the body or in the vicinity. State whether the blood was dry or liquid. Condition of clothes of deceased—torn or disordered. (9) Did the deceased show any special symptoms ? If so, when were they first noticed, and how long did they continue ? What were his habits ? (10) How long after partaking of any meal, food, drink? or medicine, did the symptoms occur ? (11) Did they intermit, or did they continue without miti- gation until death ? (12) Secure any portion of the food or medicine which may be suspected to contain poison. (13) Secure all matter vomited or evacuated. [Note. When securing food or vomited matter, be most careful to put each matter separately in a clean pot or vessel; do not take any old pot, or piece of pot, that may be offered, but insist upon being supplied with a new and clean earthen vessel, which should at once be securely fastened, and, if possible, sealed and carefully guarded, until it is given into the hands of the medical officer.] (11) Note the external appearance and general colour of the body, and all marks of violence, scars, the pro- ducts of disease such as ulcers, hernia, &c. (15) Are there any injuries ? rNote —We should recollect that there may be no external signs of injury ancl yet death may be due to violence. There is often great difficulty in deciding whether an injury was inflicted before or after death.] (16) Note the height, determined by measurement, and apparent age. (17) Note the sex. [Note.—It is only in advanced putrefaction that this is difficuli to deter- mine Hair found only on the pubcs is characteristic of the Eeniale, but if it extends upwards on'the abdomen it is equally so of the male] (18) Note the position of the tongue, is it normal or ab- normal, injured or not ?
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