The signs of drowning medico-legally considered.

  • Forrest, James, M.D.
Date:
1870
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    The body is very obese, and the feet and legs are very oedematous. The body, notwithstanding, is in good condition, and quite free from putrefaction, the rigor mortis being still present. The pupils are quite normal. The lips are livid. There is an incised wound on the left side of the nose, an inch and a-half in length, detaching completely the cartilage, and exposing the cavit}r. There is also a slight contused wound recently made on the upper part of the forehead, having some dried blood about it. The lungs are very much congested, and the air-passages are filled to overflowing with a very thick frothy mucus. The heart is normal. Its right cavities and large vessels are very much distended with very dark fluid blood. The stomach is healthy and quite empty. The liver is bloodless, very soft, and easily torn by the finger. The brain and cerebellum are very much congested, and all the sinuses are gorged with very dark fluid blood. The ventricles are filled with serum. DUNCAN AND JAMIESON, PRINTERS, STIRLING.