A dissertation on infanticide, in its relation to physiology and jurisprudence / by William Hutchinson.

  • Hutchinson, William.
Date:
1821
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    89 94 53 50 Pape. Mouth, throat, &c. examination of the 19, 35 N AVEL, appearances of the, at ditferent periods after birth 3^?, 33, »9 Navel-string, may produce suffocation by girding the neck i;7, ‘28 Examination of the ^9 Death may ensue from hemorrhage from the 29—31, 86—87 Knot in the, naturally formed, may cause death 30 Consequence of various ways of dividing it, and of the want of ligature of it 30, 31, 87 Mode of formation and use of the, in fetal life 39, 40 Changes in the, after birth 34, 43, 89 Parturition, natural effects of, simulating those of wilful violence, on the child 24—26, 74 Inferences from the signs of such injuries 74 Signs of recent 89, 90 Placenta, formation and use of the 39, 40 Inferences from its attachment to the infant 29 Possibility of fatal hemorrhage from the, during parturition 32 Plouquet’s test, account, and utility of 53, 57 Poisoning, mode of investigation in cases of suspected 79 Punctures, care necessary in searching for signs of J9 Putrefaction of the body, various appearances from, under diflFerent natural circumstances 16—17, 23, 46, 47, Report of the medical wan, proper character of the 93, Respiration, influences of, on the lungs and circulation .. 43, Diagnostics of artificial insufflation, and proper respiration 49, Its influence on the external form of the chest 57 An infant may live for a certain time, (several minutes,) without 77 Inferences from the signs of, in relation to other phenomena 44, 69 Skull. See Cranium. Spine, examination of the 19 Examination of its cavity 35 Inferences from dislocation of the 74 Strangulation. See Suffocation. Succours, those necessary for new-born infants 81 Suffocation, signs and means of, by strangulation especially 27—29 By drowning 62—66 By noxious gases, and privation of vital air 66—67 Inferences from the signs of 77—79 May take place from natural causes during, or consequent on, parturition 27, 28, 83 Suspension of animation, treatment in cases of 3 Thorax, examination of the cavity and viscera of the 38, 58 Inferences from the external form of the 57 Trachea, examination of the 35 Visum corporis, general conduct of the medical practitioner on the occasion (S'ee Anatomical Examination.) Wounds, care necessary in searching for, and the examination of 18,19 Definition of 20 Characters of, made during life after death 21 Inferences from 76 1—6, 80—82 bamt €. ADLARD, Printers, 1’3, CurtlioIoinGW Close.