INDEX.
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Abdomen, contusions of, [580]
post-mortem examination of, [370]
wounds of, [580]
Abdominal viscera, rupture of, [582]
wounds of, [582]
Abscess of brain, [563]
Actions to recover for services (see [Privileged Communications]), [26]
amount of recovery in, [45]
elements to be proved in, [47]
evidence in, [22-48]
Actions for malpractice, [73-87]
Adipocere, [451]
Age, determination of, [399]
Alcoholism, [564]
Anthropometry, [432]
Arteries, wounds of, [578]
Asphyxia, [708]
external appearances due to, [715]
internal appearances due to, [718]
in cases of poisoning, [356], [371]
late, [378]
of fragments, [380]
order of, [356]
Bills for services, effect of, [43]
Bladder, rupture of, [585]
wounds of, [585]
Blank charges, wounds by, [617]
Blood, coagulation of, [488], [701]
condition of, after burns, [653]
extravasation of, in brain, [565]
on weapons, [535]
stains, [350]
Body (see [Dead Body]), examination of, [537]
temperature of, [629]
Bones, identification of, [390]
old or recent? 391
Books, medical, when and where used in court, [64]
of original entry, when admissible as evidence, [48]
of physician, see [Privileged Communications]
Brain, abscess of, [563]
concussion of, [561]
congestion of, in drowning, [796]
extravasation of blood in, [565]
post-mortem examination of, [362]
wounds of, [569]
Bullets, [595]
loss of weight of, [601]
track of, [595]
Burking, [775]
by acids, [641]
burning oil, [640]
corrosives, [641]
electrical currents, [664], [676]
flame, [640]
fused metals, [640]
lightning, [694]
petroleum, [641]
cases of, [657]
causes of death by, [645]
classification of, [642]
constitutional effects of, [644]
local effects of, [643]
period of death from, [649]
post-mortem appearances of, [647]
whether ante- or post-mortem, [649]
Cadaveric changes (see [Post-mortem]), [441]
Cadaveric saponification, [451]
Cases of burns, [657]
of hanging, [760]
of strangulation, [726]
of suffocation, [787]
Catalepsy, [822]
Cause of death, see [Coroners]
from burns, [645]
severe mechanical injury, [499]
submersion, [797]
Cause of Death,
hemorrhage as, [497]
latent disease as, [503]
shock as, [499]
was it natural? [503]
wounds as secondary, [509]
Clothing, examination of, [352], [537]
Cold, effects of extreme, [630]
Combustion, spontaneous, [647]
Communications, privileged (see [Privileged Communications]), [33]
Compensation, see [Physician and Patient]; [Expert Witness]; [Coroners]; [Medical Examiners]
Concussion, [472]
of brain, [561]
spinal cord, [573]
Congenital peculiarities, identity from, [403]
Constitutionality of statutes regulating practice of medicine and surgery, [7-11]
Contracts between physician and patient (see [Physician and Patient]), [25]
Contusions, [358], [467], [470], [523]
by lightning, [695]
of abdomen, [580]
of head, [558]
of neck, [570]
[Coroner] (see [Post-mortem Examinations]), [331]
is virtute electionis in America, [332]
duties of, are both judicial and ministerial, [332]
judicial authority of, relates to inquiries into cases of death, [332]
jurisdiction of, [332]
kinds of, at common law, [331]
presumption that he has acted in good faith, [332]
protected under same principles which protect judicial officers, [333]
Effect of evidence and verdict, [343]
at common law was equivalent to indictment by grand jury, [343]
not so now, yet inquisition has same power until grand jury passes upon the case, [343]
Evidence before, when admissible upon a subsequent trial, [344]
Inquest, all evidence must be presented to jury, [342]
coroner cannot hold a second inquest while the first is undischarged, [334]
coroner has power to hold, [332], [334]
is a judicial investigation, [333]
must be held in view of the body, [335]
separate inquests must be held over each of several bodies, [333]
Jury and inquest, coroner may compel attendance of witnesses, [341]
Jury and inquest, jurors must be from jurisdiction wherein coroner is empowered to act, [341]
jurors must be sworn by coroner, [341]
jurors must investigate and determine the facts, [341]
jurors must view the body, [341]
jurors not challengeable, [341]
witnesses must be sworn by the coroner, [342]
Massachusetts, see Medical Examiners
office abolished by statute in, [338]
statutory provisions in, [338]
who may hold an inquest, [338]
New York, coroner may issue warrant of arrest of person charged with the death, [341]
must, after examination of charges, hold defendant to answer or discharge him, [341]
must proceed to examine charges against accused upon his arrest, [341]
inquisition and testimony must be filed, [340]
jurors must inspect the body and hear the testimony, [340]
jury must render verdict and certify it by an inquisition, [340]
six or more jurors must be sworn, [340]
statutory provisions, [339]
testimony must be reduced to writing, [340]
when inquest may be held, [339]
Powers of,
cannot delegate authority or appoint deputy, [333]
contract will bind county for payment of reasonable compensation, [336]
may employ professional skill to aid him, [335]
may have body disinterred, [335]
may issue process of apprehension, [343]
Return of inquisition, [342]
inquisition should be signed by the coroner and jury, [343]
should certify that witnesses before the coroner were sworn, [343]
verdict of the jury is final, [342]
Rights of accused party before, [342]
has not the right to be represented by counsel or to cross-examine witnesses, [342]
is not permitted to produce witnesses to show himself innocent, [342]
privilege of prisoner upon arrest, [344]
testimony may be taken by the coroner in his absence, [342]
under New York criminal code defendant is entitled to a hearing before a magistrate, [344]
Craniometry, [394]
Cremation, [389]
Custom of physicians to serve each other gratuitously, [52]
changes in, [441]
chemical examination of, [303]
cooling of, [441]
coroners’ duties concerning (see Legal Status of, Appendix), [301]
crimes against (see Legal Status of, Appendix), [299]
disposal of, [298]
dissection, when permitted (see Legal Status of, Appendix), [302]
district attorney’s powers concerning, [303]
duty of burial, [298]
examination of gunshot wounds, [610]
exhumation of, [300]
external examination of, [358]
flaccidity of, [442]
internal examination of, [360]
legal status of, [297]
Appendix, giving statutes concerning, [304]
physical examination of (see [Autopsies]), [302]
post-mortem examination of (see [Autopsies]; [Post-mortem Examiners]), [303]
putrefaction of, [445]
right of burial or removal, [301]
saponification of, [451]
seizure for debt forbidden, [299]
statutes regulating interment or exhumation, etc., generally, [304]
Alabama, [309]
Arizona, [309]
Arkansas, [309]
California, [310]
Colorado, [311]
Connecticut, [311]
Delaware, [312]
Florida, [312]
Georgia, [312]
Idaho, [313]
Illinois, [313]
Indiana, [313]
Iowa, [314]
Kansas, [314]
Kentucky, [314]
Louisiana, [315]
Maine, [315]
Maryland, [315]
Massachusetts, [316]
Michigan, [316]
Minnesota, [317]
Mississippi, [317]
Missouri, [318]
Montana, [318]
Nebraska, [318]
Nevada, [319]
New Hampshire, [319]
New Jersey, [320]
New Mexico, [320]
New York, [320]
North Carolina, [321]
North Dakota, [321]
Ohio, [322]
Oklahoma, [322]
Oregon, [323]
Pennsylvania, [323]
Rhode Island, [324]
South Carolina, [324]
Tennessee, [324]
Texas, [325]
Vermont, [325]
Virginia, [325]
Washington, [326]
West Virginia, [326]
Wisconsin, [326]
Death, apparent, [439]
from anæsthetics, [516]
burns, causes of, [645]
period of, [649]
whether accidental, suicidal, or homicidal? [657]
cold, [633]
post-mortem appearances in, [634]
electrical currents, [683]
hanging, proof of, [757]
latent disease, [503]
natural causes, [503]
slight injuries, [507]
starvation, [813]
strangulation, proof of, [721]
suffocation, proof of, [784]
surgical operations, [515], [624]
wounds, causes of, [496], [497]
signs of, [440]
time of, [437]
Deformities, identity from, [403]
Delirium tremens, [514], [624]
Diaphragm, rupture of, [579]
wounds of, [579]
Diploma or license, how proved in court, [20]
Dislocations, [476]
Drowning (see Submersion), [793]
Ecchymoses, [467]
ante-mortem, [444]
post-mortem, [443], [444], [485]
Electric cars, [668]
Electric light, effects of, on eyes, [676]
Electrical apparatus, injuries from, [664]
Electrical currents, burns from, [664], [676]
direct injuries from, [671]
direct symptoms of injury from, [676]
fatal, [682]
high tension, [666]
indirect injuries from, [670]
injury from, [664]
internal symptoms caused by, [678]
mechanical effects of, [675]
mental symptoms from, [689]
muscular contraction from, [677]
Electrical resistance, [673]
Electricity, [661]
medical, [664]
static, [673]
Electrocution, [683]
Erosion, [471]
Erysipelas, [511]
Examination of body, [537]
of clothing, [537]
of surroundings, [541]
Excoriation, [471]
Experiments, testing powder-marks, [613]
with cadavers, [607]
[Expert witness] (see [Privileged Communications]), [49-72]
compensation of, [60]
competency of, [61]
conduct of, in court, [65]
definition of, [53]
examination of, scope of, [65], [68]
impeachment of, [64]
in civil and criminal cases, [61]
medical books, how may be used in examining, [64]
practical suggestions, [70]
summons of court must be obeyed, [60]
system in Germany and France compared with that in United States, [54]
Exposure, effects of, [630]
Extremities, wounds of, [589]
Face, wounds of, [569]
Falls, [549]
Faradism, [672]
Firearms, evidence from, [600]
examination of, [612]
Flash, identity by, [619]
Footprints, [427]
Fractures, [359], [474], [491], [553]
by gunshot wounds, [610]
of ribs, [574]
skull, [559]
spine, [571]
spontaneous, [474]
Gall-bladder, wounds and rupture of, [584]
Genital organs, post-mortem examination of, [376]
wounds of, [588]
Gunshot wounds, see Wounds, Gunshot
Hæmatomata, [468]
Hair, identity from, [406]
on weapons, [535]
Handwriting, [434]
accidental, cases of, [774]
cases of, [760]
homicidal, [759]
cases of, [767]
judicial, cases of, [770]
post-mortem appearances, [746]
proof of death by, [757]
suicidal, [758]
cases of, [760]
symptoms in, [740]
treatment in, [744]
Health, Boards of, see Practice of Medicine and Surgery
physicians reporting contagious diseases to, not liable for mistaken reports, [23]
powers, how governed, [23], [24]
Head, post-mortem examination of, [361]
wounds of, [557]
Heart, in strangulation, [719]
post-mortem examination of, [366]
rupture of, [578]
wounds of, [575]
Heat, effects of extreme, [635]
Hemorrhage, [483], [497], [716]
internal, [444]
Identification, [383]
by flash of gunpowder, [619]
from congenital peculiarities, [403]
entire skeleton, [392]
imprints, [427]
injuries, [403]
scars, [419]
stigmata, [426]
tattooings, [421]
teeth, [401]
in death from submersion, [802]
of burnt remains, [389]
human bones, [390]
mutilated remains, [408]
recently dead, entire cadaver, [415]
surface signs for, [419]
Incised wounds, see Wounds
Infants, liability of, for medical services, [37]
Information, duty of patient as to (see [Physician and Patient]), [33]
Injuries, coagulation of blood in, [488]
fatal, acts performed after, [493]
identification from, [403]
medical inspection of, [101]
of abdominal walls, [580]
viscera, [580]
spinal cord, [571]
spine, [571]
slight, death from, [507]
whether ante- or post-mortem, [482]
Inquest, see Coroners
Insane persons, liability of, for medical services, [39]
Insolation, [636]
Insulation of electrical conductors, [667]
Intestines, post-mortem examination of, [371]
wounds of, [586]
Kidneys, post-mortem examination of, [370]
rupture of, [584]
wounds of, [584]
Larynx, in death from hanging, [754]
strangulation, [718]
post-mortem examination of, [369]
License (see [Practice of Medicine and Surgery]), [7]
(or diploma), how proved in court, [20]
licensed physician presumed competent as an expert witness, [58]
licensed practitioner, pretending to be, when not a misdemeanor, [22]
statutes requiring, constitutional, [7]
suits cannot be maintained by persons without, [18]
unlicensed practitioner not presumed competent as expert witness, [62]
when may be compelled by courts, [14]
when presumed, [19]
Lightning, [690]
burns from, [694]
contusions by, [695]
effects on internal organs, [702]
loss of consciousness from, [696]
memory from, [696]
paralysis from, [697]
pathology of, stroke of, [700]
staining of skin by, [696]
symptoms produced by, [693], [696]
wounds by, [695]
Liver, post-mortem examination of, [375]
wounds of, [582]
Lungs, in death from strangulation, [719]
submersion, [805]
post-mortem examination of, [368]
wounds of, [575]
Lymphorrhagia, [470]
Malpractice, [73-87]
abortion is, [74]
civil cases concerning, [80]
contributory negligence in, [87]
criminal cases concerning, [73]
damages for, [83]
definition of, [73]
degree of care and skill in, [80]
evidence in, [84]
inspection before trial in, [85]
partners liable for, [84]
Mannlicher rifle, effects of, [619]
Marks of powder, [608]
Married women, liability of, for medical services, [37]
Master, liability of, for services rendered servant, [39]
Massage, not practising medicine or surgery, [28]
[Medical examiners], see [Coroners]
contract of coroner with, binds county to payment of reasonable compensation, [336]
coroners may employ, [335]
In Massachusetts:
cannot hold autopsy unless authorized, [338]
cannot hold an inquest, [338]
in place of coroners, [338]
Medical societies, by-laws of, [15]
fee bill, [22]
Medicine and surgery, see Physician and Patient; and Practice of Medicine and Surgery
Muscular contraction, from electrical current, [677]
Mutilated remains, identification of, [408]
Nails, identification from, [406]
Neck, contusions of, [570]
wounds of, [569]
Œsophagus, post-mortem examination of, [369]
Overlying, [774]
Pancreas, post-mortem examination of, [375]
Patient, rights of, concerning confidential communications, [96]
Physician, action for professional services, [133]
his books containing confidential entries, [110]
his rights and duties concerning confidential communications, [132]
receiver not entitled to his books of account, [110]
what is a professional capacity? [123]
contracts between, compensation for services, [37]
conditional and unconditional, [34]
consulting physicians, [44]
physician, [28]
employment, how terminated, [26], [28], [30]
may be declined, [24]
estates of deceased persons, when liable for, [43]
express or implied, [26]
express, [27]
implied, elements of, [28]
infants, liability of, [43]
insane persons, when liable, [45]
married women, generally not liable, [43]
masters, liable for services rendered servants, [45]
measure of recovery for, [45]
patient presumed liable, [37]
person calling in physician not presumed liable, [36], [41]
physicians treating each other, when they may recover, [47]
railway company, when liable for, in case of accident, [42]
railway physicians, authority of, [42]
relation of physician and patient, [119]
compensation for services, right to sue for in United States, [26]
how lost, [19]
students’ services, [44]
skill and care required of (see Malpractice), [28], [31], [32], [33]
schools of medicine not recognized by courts, [15]
standard of school professed must be attained, [31]
stranger may not be called in without patient’s consent, [29]
Pithing, [572]
Poisoning, [597]
Position of victim, [541], [546]
[Post-mortem] appearances, in death from burns, [647]
cold, [634]
hanging, [746]
starvation, [822]
strangulation, [713]
sunstroke, [638]
Post-mortem changes, [441]
hypostasis, [443]
lividity, [443]
[Post-mortem examinations] (see [Autopsies], [Coroners]), [354]
when and ow made by coroner, [337]
Post-mortem wounds, [355]
Practice of medicine and surgery (see [Physician and Patient]), [7-25]
acquirement of right, regulated by statutes, [7]
constitutionality of, statutes regulating, [8]
criminal cases, proof of, [19], [22]
license for, may be compelled, [14]
how proved, [20]
medical societies and by-laws of, [14]
fee bills, [15]
massage not, [22]
patent medicines, [14]
statutory regulations concerning, in:
Alabama, [137]
Arizona, [139]
Arkansas, [140]
California, [141]
Colorado, [144]
Connecticut, [145]
Delaware, [148]
Dist. of Columbia, [149]
Florida, [150]
Georgia, [151]
Idaho, [152]
Illinois, [153]
Indiana, [155]
Iowa, [157]
Kansas, [160]
Kentucky, [160]
Louisiana, [162]
Maine, [164]
Maryland, [165]
Massachusetts, [167]
Michigan, [167]
Minnesota, [168]
Mississippi, [169]
Missouri, [171]
Montana, [173]
Nebraska, [175]
Nevada, [177]
New Jersey, [178]
New Hampshire, [181]
New Mexico, [181]
New York, [183]
North Carolina, [189]
North Dakota, [191]
Ohio, [193]
Oklahoma, [193]
Oregon, [194]
Pennsylvania, [197]
Rhode Island, [203]
South Carolina, [203]
South Dakota, [204]
Tennessee, [205]
Texas, [207]
Utah, [209]
Vermont, [211]
Virginia, [212]
Washington, [215]
West Virginia, [219]
Wisconsin, [222]
Wyoming, [223]
Great Britain, [224]
Scotland, [224]
England, [224]
Ireland, [224]
Brit. Columbia, [238]
Manitoba, [242]
N. Brunswick, [248]
Newfoundland, [255]
N. W. Terr., [258]
Nova Scotia, [262]
Ontario, [268]
Prince Edw. Is., [278]
Quebec, [284]
Privileged communications, [91]
cause of death, [111]
communications to physician not privileged at common law, [91]
“confidential communications,” [115], [118]
between physician and patient, when privileged, [94]
dependent upon professional capacity, [98]
effect of excluding privileged evidence, [130]
evidence admitted not to be commented on, [111]
in criminal actions, [101]
in lunacy proceedings, [103]
of abortion, [102]
of adultery, [102]
of crime in civil actions, [101]
of criminal intimacy, [102]
of habitual drunkenness, [103]
of value of physician’s services, [133]
to establish privilege, [106]
function of the court, [128]
ground of privilege, [91]
harmless admission no ground for exception, [111]
how evidence of physician taken in New York, [97]
how privilege established, [131]
in actions for divorce, [102]
in criminal actions, [101]
“matters confided,” [99]
“matter committed,” [97], [118]
“matter necessary to enable a physician to prescribe or a surgeon to act,” [124]
mental condition of patient, [103]
necessity, [98]
objections to evidence, [109]
when made, [110]
objection once made need not be repeated, [111]
partner of physician, as privileged witness, [122]
patient’s ignorance immaterial, [110]
rights concerning confidential communications, [96]
physician defined, [105]
“duly authorized,” [105]
as witness to establish privilege, [131]
physician’s advice, [98]
books, [110]
cannot refuse to disclose when patient waives privilege, [99]
knowledge, [98]
presumption from failure to give privileged evidence, [130]
privilege is patient’s, not physician’s, [107]
“professional capacity,” [123]
purpose of statutes prohibiting disclosures, [96]
relation of physician and patient, [119], [122]
result of legislation, [134]
rights and duties of physician, [132]
statutory privileges concerning confidential communications, [93]
statutory privileges for waiver of privilege, [96]
surgeon defined, [105]
testamentary causes, [103]
waiver after death of patient, in New York, [98]
waiver of privilege after patient’s death, [108]
by application for insurance, [111]
by proof of death to insurance company, [111]
by contract, [112]
by infant, [108]
by patient’s attorney, [107]
by representative of deceased patient, [103]
by requesting physician to witness will, [113]
certificate of death, [115]
infant’s, [113]
taking physician’s deposition, [112]
testimony of patient, [111]
what constitutes, [111]
what evidence is excluded, [97]
what is privileged, [115]
when patient may be contradicted by physician, [112]
who may waive, [106]
whose testimony is privileged, [105]
witness, [97]
Projectile, course of, [615]
evidence from, [600]
Punctured wounds, see Wounds
circumstances favoring, [447]
retarding, [448]
of immersed bodies, [450], [810]
Pyæmia, [511]
Race, determination of, from hair, [393]
skeleton, [393]
Railway companies, when liable for medical services, [41]
Railway physicians, authority as to employing nurses, [42]
Reports, medico-legal, [381]
Resistance, electrical, [673]
Respiration, suspended, [439]
Ribs, fracture of, [574]
Rifle, Mannlicher, [619]
Rigor mortis, [442], [453], [701]
Rupture of abdominal organs, [582]
bladder, [585]
gall-bladder, [584]
of heart, [578]
internal organs, [553]
kidneys, [584]
spleen, [584]
stomach, [586]
Saponification, [451]
Scalds, [639]
Scars, in relation to identity, [419]
Schools of medicine not recognized by courts, [15]
Septicæmia, [510]
Sex, determination of, [400]
Sharks, bites of, [808]
Shock, [499]
Shot-guns, wounds by, [607]
Signs of death, [440]
Skin, marks on, [419]
Skull, fracture of, [559]
measurements of, [394]
Small shot, wounds by, [617]
Smothering, [774]
Spinal cord, concussion of, [573]
post-mortem examination of, [377]
wounds of, [571]
Spine, dislocation of, [572]
fracture of, [571]
wounds of, [571]
Spleen, post-mortem examination of, [371]
rupture of, [584]
wounds of, [584]
Spontaneous combustion, [647]
Stabs, [463]
Stains, could assailant have escaped without? 538
Starvation, acute, [817]
chronic, [818]
death from, [813]
diseases produced by, [824]
or disease, which was cause of death? [823]
period of death from, [820]
post-mortem appearances in, [822]
whether accompanied by other ill-treatment, [822]
Stature, determination of, [398]
Sternum, fracture of, [574]
Stigmata, [426]
Stomach, post-mortem examination of, [373]
rupture of, [586]
wounds of, [586]
accidental, [724]
cases of, [734]
cases of, [726]
external appearances due to, [713]
homicidal, [725]
cases of, [726]
internal appearances due to, [727]
post-mortem appearances, [713]
proof of death by, [721]
simulated, [725]
stages of, [710]
suicidal, [724]
cases of, [732]
symptoms of, [708]
treatment of, [712]
Struggle, signs of, [536]
Submersion, [793]
asphyxia by, [796]
cadaveric signs in death by, [804]
circumstances modifying time of, [810]
definition of, [796]
mode of death by, [797]
post-mortem appearances, [801]
stages and symptoms of death by, [798]
treatment of apparently drowned, [802]
whether accidental, suicidal, or homicidal, [807]
accidental, [785]
cases of, [787]
by submersion, [796]
cases of, [787]
external causes of, [774]
homicidal, [785]
cases of, [790]
internal causes of, [775]
mechanical, [705]
post-mortem appearances, [781]
proof of death by, [784]
suicidal, [785]
cases of, [790]
symptoms of, [777]
treatment, [779]
Sunstroke, [636]
Surgeon, definition of term, [56]
duties of, see [Physician and Patient]
Surgical operations, death from, [515]
Survival, [556]
Tattooing, [421]
Teeth, determination of identity from, [401]
Temperature of body, [629]
Tetanus, [513]
Thorax, post-mortem examination of, [365]
wounds of, [573]
Time of death, [437]
how determined, [452]
Veins, air in, [579]
wounds of, [578]
evidence from, [600]
as to origin of wounds, [533], [549]
examination of, [612]
presence of blood and hair on, [535]
was it fired from a distance or near? [612]
Witness, see [Expert Witness]; [Privileged Communications]
physician as expert and ordinary witness, [50]
when must testify as, [60]
as directly cause of death, [497]
as secondary cause of death, [509]
by what instrument made? [517], [524]
cause of death from, [496], [497]
coagulation of blood in, [488]
consequences of non-fatal, [556]
death from, after long periods, [508]
definitions of, [459]
description of, [482]
direction of, [529]
eversion of lips of, [489]
evidence from weapon, [533], [549], [600]
examination of, [476]
from crushing, [553]
falling, [549]
lightning, [695]
gunshot, [593]
by blank charges, [617]
by shot-guns, [607]
gunshot, by small shot, [617]
complications of, [624]
course of projectile, [615]
death from surgical operations in, [624]
description of, [594]
dimensions of perforations, [609]
direction of, [599]
examination of, [594]
of body in, [610]
of entrance, [614]
of exit, [614]
situation of, [598]
treatment of, [620]
imputed, [544]
diagnosis of, [462]
kinds of, [459]
mortal, [460]
nature of, [548]
number and extent of, [531]
of abdominal viscera, [580]
walls, [580]
arteries and veins, [578]
bladder, [585]
brain, [569]
diaphragm, [579]
extremities, [589]
face, [569]
gall-bladder, [584]
genital organs, [588]
heart, [575]
intestines, [586]
kidneys, [584]
liver, [582]
lungs, [575]
neck, [569]
spinal cord, [571]
spine, [571]
spleen, [584]
stomach, [586]
thoracic viscera, [573]
thorax, [573]
throat, incised, [526]
origin of, evidence from weapons, [533], [549]
punctured, [463], [518], [557]
regionally considered, [557]
retraction of sides of, [490]
severe, [460]
situation and position of, [527], [548]
slight, [460]
whether accidental, [547]
ante-mortem or post-mortem, [482]
necessarily the cause of death, [500]
self-inflicted or by another, [525], [544], [548]
which of several was first inflicted? [544]
two was cause of death? [500]