The signs of drowning medico-legally considered.

  • Forrest, James, M.D.
Date:
1870
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    TABLE OF FIFTY CASES OF DROWNING—(Continued). Case and Date. Signs of Apncea. Signs of Drowning. Condition of Body. 40. T. S. 22nd Oct., 1865. Heart empty. Venae cavse contain a little watery blood of a dark colour. Tongue pro- trudes. Lungs, especially the right, inflated; did not collapse on exposure. Trachea contained a few bubbles of watery froth. Free from putre- faction. 41. J. M. 27th Oct., 1865. Heart contained dark fluid blood. Lungs crepitous and conges- ted. Trachea contained a watery fluid. Natural. 49 A T 9tli Nov.,* 1865. Right ventricle contain- ed dark fluid blood. Lungs crepitous, and contained dark fluid blood. Trachea and stomach both contained a watery fluid. Natural. 43. C. L. 3rd Nov., 1865. Heart and large vessels distended with dark fluid blood. Lungs very slightly conges- ted. Vessels and sin- uses of brain gorged with dark fluid blood. Lungs do not crepitate, and have a spongy feel. Mouth, larynx, &c., contain a good deal of frothy mucus. A little water in trachea, and a good deal escaped from oesophagus. No water in stomach. Free from putre- faction. 44. B. B. 8th Dec., 1866. Lungs congested. Heart filled with dark fluid blood. Trachea filled with a clear watery fluid. Healthy. 45. C. M. 8th March, 1866. Heart empty. Brain and left lung congested. Frothy mucus in air- tubes. Water in tra- chea. Water flowed from mouth. Free from putre- faction. 46 W S 26th May* 1866. Left ventricle contained a small quantity of black blood. Frothy mucus issued from air - tubes and mouth. Water in tra- chea. No marks of in- jury.