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![found in the Hand of the Deceased—Evidence from Blood on Weapons—Marks of Blood on the Person or in the Apartment—Position of the Person when mor- tally Wounded — Evidence from Wounds on the Deceased—No Blood on the As- sailant— Fallacy respecting Marks of Blood. Arterial distinguished from Ve- nous Blood—Evidence from the Form and Direction of Spots of Blood . • 197 CHAPTER XXV. Distinction of Suicidal from Accidental Wounds—Important in Cases of Life-Insurance —Wounds on the Throat—Facts indicative of Suicide, Homicide, or Accident—Im- puted or Self-Inflicted Wounds—Motives for their production—Characters of Imputed Wounds—Rules for detecting False Charges of Murder . . . .204 CHAPTER XXVI. The Cause of Death in Wounds—Caution in assigning too many causes—Wounds directly or indirectly fatal—Death from hemorrhage—Loss of Blood required to prove fatal — Modified by Age and other circumstances—Fatal Wounds of small Arteries—Internal Hemorrhage—Death from Mechanical Injury to a Vital Organ —Death from Shock—Blows on the Abdomen—Flagellation—Death from a multi- plicity of Injuries without any mortal Wound—Subtle Distinctions respecting the Mortality of Wounds . . . . . . . .208 CHAPTER XXVII. Chemical Examination of Blood-stains—Action of the Tests on Organic and Inorganic Red Colouring Matters—Stains of Blood on Linen and other Stuffs—Date of the Stains—Evidence from the Detection of Fibrin—Insoluble Stains resembling Blood —Red Paint mistaken for Blood—Soluble Stains of Fruits, Flowers, Roots and Ex- tracts— Removal of Blood-stains from Articles of Clothing—Stains of Blood on Weapons—Citrate of Iron Mistaken for Blood—Distinction of Stains from Iron-rust —Colour from Red Dyes—Blood of Man and Animals—Evidence from the Odour— —Microscopical Evidence—Form and Size of the Red Globules in Mammalia and other Classes ......... . 214 CHAPTER XXVIII. Death of Wounded Persons from Natural Causes—Distinction between Real and Ap- parent Cause — Death from Wounds or Latent Disease—Accelerating Causes— Which of two wounds caused death?—Death following slight Personal injuries . 224 CHAPTER XXIX. Wounds indirectly fatal—Death from Wounds after long periods—Secondary Causes of Death—The Cause is unavoidable—The Cause avoidable by Good Medical Treat- ment—Comparative Skill in Treatment—Cause avoidable but for Imprudence on the part of the Wounded Person—Abnormal or Unhealthy State of Body—Accele- ration of Death . . . . . . . . .227 CHAPTER XXX. Wounds indirectly fatal. Tetanus following Wounds—Causes of—Death from Surgi- cal Operations—Primary and Secondary Causes of Death—Unskilfulness in Opera- tions—Necessity for the Operation—Erysipelas following Operations. . .231 CHAPTER XXXI. Cicatrization of Wounds—Evidence from Cicatrices—Changes in an Incised Wound— Is a Cicatrix always a Consequence of a wound] Are cicatrices, when once formed, indelible?—Characters of Cicatrices—Medical Evidence respecting the period at which a Wound was inflicted—Changes in Contusions—How long did the Deceased survive the Wound? ......... 234 CHAPTER XXXII. Acts indicative of Volition and Locomotion—Injuries to the Head not immediately fatal—Wounds of the Heart not immediately fatal—Wounds of the Carotid Arteries —Locomotion after Ruptures of the Diaphragm and Bladder—Summary . .237](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21158058_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
