Wharton and Stillé's medical jurisprudence ... v. 2, Volume 2

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Lawyer's Co-operative Publishing Company, 1905
 

Contents

Diseases liable to be confounded with symptoms of poison ing in general
84
Cholera
86
Cholera nostras or cholera morbus
87
Rupture and perforation of stomach
88
Gastritis gastroenteritis peritonitis 39 Strangulation of intestines
91
Apoplexy
93
Pneumonia
94
Tetanus
96
Suicide its relation to life insurance
100
Classification of poisons
102
CHAPTER II
106
Symptoms
109
Treatment
110
CARBON MONOXID
111
Occurrence in illuminating gas
113
Other occurrences
116
Properties
117
Action and duration
118
Lethal dose
120
Treatment
121
Examination of blood
122
SULPHID OF HYDROGEN HYDRIC SULPHID SULPHURETED HYDROGEN SEWER GAS HYDROGEN DISULPHID
123
Symptoms
124
Chronic poisoning
125
Tests
126
CHAPTER III
128
SULPHURIC ACID
134
Preparations
135
Local action symptoms of poisoning
136
Subacute poisoning
139
Chronic poisoning
140
Fatal dose
141
Fatal period
142
Diagnosis
143
Poisoning by ink
147
Stains on clothing
148
Sulphate of indigo
149
Subacute poisoning
150
Diagnosis
151
Tests
152
NITRIC ACID
153
Symptoms of poisoning
154
Subacute symptoms
155
Duration of symptoms
156
Chemical examination
157
Stains on cloth
159
Antidotes
160
BORIC ACID
161
ALUM
162
Symptoms
163
Action
164
Baking powder
165
Tests and detection
166
Preparations
167
Subacute poisoning
170
Postmortem appearances
171
Chemical examination
172
MISCELLANEOUS ALKALINE CAUSTICS
173
Action of potassium carbonate and soap lees
174
Symptoms of alkali poisoning
175
ANTIMONY
176
Symptoms of acute poisoning
177
Lethal dose
179
Action
180
Postmortem appearances
181
Chronic poisoning
183
Chemical examination
185
Galvanic test
186
Marshs test
187
Detection of antimony in organic liquids
188
ARSENIC
189
Properties
190
Preparations
191
General remarks
192
Symptoms of acute poisoning
198
Symptoms of subacute poisoning
200
Lethal dose
202
Treatment
203
Diagnosis
205
Embalming fluids
211
Chronic poisoning from absorption in factories wall papers pigments cloth textures etc where arsenic is used
212
Chemical examination
218
Hydrosulphuric acid test
221
Ammoniosulphate of copper test
222
Marshs test
223
Objections to Marshs test
225
Reinschs test
227
Bloxams test
229
Isolation of arsenic from organic mixtures
230
Arsenic acid in general
232
Sulphids of arsenic in general
233
Arsenite of potassium in general
234
PHOSPHORUS
235
Preparations
237
Symptoms of poisoning
238
Forms of poisoning in general
239
Common form
240
Hemorrhagic form
241
Vapor of phosphorus
242
Treatment
243
Diagnosis
245
Chemical examination
249
MERCURY
252
Preparations
253
Statistics
254
Symptoms of poisoning absorption
255
Chronic poisoning
257
Lethal dose
269
Treatment
271
Diagnosis
272
Postmortem appearances
273
Elimination of mercury
275
Chemical examination in general
277
Isolation from organic mixtures
279
Chemical examination for nitrate of mercury and other salts of mercury
281
Chlorid of barium
282
Lethal dose
283
Treatment
284
Chemical examination
285
POTASSIUM CHLORATE
286
Symptoms of poisoning
287
Elimination
288
Postmortem appearances
289
Preparations
290
Symptoms of poisoning
291
Diagnosis
292
Symptoms
293
BROMIN
294
Lethal dose
295
Detection
296
IODIN
297
Lethal dose
299
Detection and tests
300
Preparations
301
Acute poisoning
306
Subacute poisoning
308
Chronic poisoning action
310
Symptoms
311
Lethal dose
317
Treatment
318
Action
319
Detection and tests in general
320
Separation from organic matter
321
SALTS OF COPPER
322
Properties
323
Effects on workmen in factories where copper is used
331
Symptoms of acute poisoning
333
Lethal dose
334
Diagnosis
335
Chemical examination
336
Separation from organic mixtures
337
Chromic acid
339
Chromate of lead
341
Symptoms of chronic poisoning
343
Lethal dose
344
Tests and detection
345
IRON
346
Symptoms of sulphate of iron poisoning
348
Symptoms of subacute and chronic poisoning
349
Treatment
350
Diagnosis
351
ZINC
352
Symptoms of oxid of zinc poisoning
353
Poisonous nature of zinc
354
Sulphate of zinc in general
355
Postmortem appearances after poisoning by sulphate of zinc
356
Detection and tests of sulphate of zinc poisoning
357
Symptoms of subacute poisoning by chlorid of zinc
358
TIN
359
Symptoms of poisoning
360
Postmortem appearances
361
Hair dyes
362
Lethal dose
363
Trichlorid of gold
364
Experiments on animals
365
Sulphate of potassium in general
366
Treatment
367
Postmortem appearances after poisoning from nitrate of potassium
368
Chemical examination of sulphate of potassium
369
CHAPTER IV
370
Anilin dyes in general
376
Properties
377
Action of anilin
378
Subacute symptoms
379
Action of anilin
380
Postmortem appearances
381
ACETIC ACID
382
Symptoms of poisoning
383
Diagnosis
384
Postmortem appearances
385
Symptoms of acute poisoning
386
Vapor of carbolic acid
391
Its injection into cavities
392
Its application over healthy skin
394
Subacute and chronic poisoning
397
Lethal dose
398
Action
399
Detection and tests
401
FORMIC ACID
402
Action
403
HYDROCYANIC ACID AND ITS SALTS
404
Oil of bitter almonds in general
405
Preparations
408
Symptoms of poisoning
409
Action
413
Diseases which simulate symptoms of hydrocyanic acid poisoning
416
Tests in general
429
Test from odor of hydrocyanic acid
430
Detection after death
431
Isolation
432
OXALIC ACID
433
Potassium binoxalate
434
Preparations
435
Subacute poisoning
436
Lethal dose
438
Duration of symptoms
439
Detection and tests
442
PICBIC ACID
444
Subacute and chronic poisoning
445
Symptoms of poisoning
446
Detection
447
Poisonous nature of alcohol
448
Symptoms of poisoning in general
449
Paper on acute alcoholic poisoning read before Massachu setts MedicoLegal Society
450
Symptoms of chronic poisoning
457
Action
466
Tests
467
AMYL ALCOHOL FUSEL OIL
468
Occurrence
469
Symptoms of subacute poisoning
470
Symptoms of chronic poisoning
471
Treatment
472
Postmortem appearances
473
Occurrence
474
Lethal dose
476
Diagnosis
477
Naphthalene properties and occurrence
478
DISULPHID OF CARBON
479
Chronic poisoning
480
Preparations
481
Poisoning from use of
482
Lethal dose
483
CHLORAL HYDRATE
484
Symptoms of chronic poisoning
485
Lethal dose
486
Treatment
489
Action
490
Diagnosis
491
Poisoning from use of in general
492
Subacute symptoms after swallowing chloroform
493
Chronic poisoning from swallowing chloroform
494
Symptoms of anesthesia or etherization
498
Action
499
Medicolegal bearings
500
Detection and tests
505
CREASOTE
507
CROTON OIL
508
Lethal dose
509
Detection and tests
510
Preparations
511
Cumulative effects of digitalis
512
Symptoms of chronic poisoning
514
Lethal dose
515
Treatment
516
Diagnosis
518
Preparations of digitalin and digitoxin
519
ERGOT
520
Symptoms of acute poisoning
522
Lethal dose
524
Diagnosis
525
Symptoms of poisoning lethal dose
526
Colocynth in general
527
POISON IVY POISON OAK PRIMROSE AND MOCCASIN FLOWER
528
Other plants exhibiting the same local irritation
529
Symptoms of acute poisoning
532
Detection and tests
533
PYRIDIN
534
Postmortem appearances
535
SANTONIN
537
TAXUS BACCATA YEW
546
TRIONAL AND TETRONAL
549
Poisoning from use of
552
AMYL NITRATE NITROGLYCERIN SPIRITUS GLONOINI
553
Action of nitroglycerin
554
Treatment
555
CHAPTER V
556
Occurrence
559
Properties
560
Symptoms of poisoning
561
Lethal dose
563
The aconite alkaloids
564
Treatment
566
Detection
567
ATROPIN HYOSCYAMIN HYOSCIN
569
Occurrence of atropin and hyoscyamin in belladonna
570
Statistics of poisoning
571
Symptoms of poisoning arising from use of belladonna
574
Symptoms of poisoning arising from use of Datura stra monium
576
Active principles of stramonium
578
Preparations of Hyoscyamus niger
579
Lethal dose
580
Postmortem appearances
581
Chemical examination
582
COCAIN
584
Local action
585
Action when applied to surface of eye
586
Lethal dose
588
Postmortem appearances
589
CONIIN
590
Statistics of poisoning
591
Lethal dose
593
Action
594
Isolation
595
CICUTOXIN CICUTA VIROSA CICUTA MACULATA ENANTHE CROCATA
596
Symptoms of Cicuta virosa poisoning
597
Treatment
598
Enanthe crocata water dropwort in general
599
Tests
600
Preparations
601
Symptoms of poisoning
602
Action
603
Tests and detection
604
NICOTIN
605
Symptoms of acute poisoning
606
Lethal dose
608
Action
609
Postmortem appearances
610
Properties and tests
611
STRYCHNIN AND BRUCIN
612
Properties and tests of brucin
614
Statistics of poisoning
616
Symptoms of poisoning
617
Poisoning by strychnin compared with tetanus
622
Poisoning by strychnin compared with puerperal con vulsions
623
Lethal dose
624
Treatment
628
Diagnosis
629
OPIUM AND ITS ALKALOIDS
630
Properties and tests
631
Preparations
633
Absorption into system
634
Morphin and its relative alkaloids
635
Symptoms of chronic poisoning
641
Lethal dose
642
Poisoning by morphin or its salts
649
Compound poisoning with opium or morphin
650
Action
652
Diagnosis
653
Meconic acid
656
Narcotin
657
Separation of opium or its constituents from organic mix
658
PHYSOSTIGMIN CALABAR BEAN
667
Symptoms of poisoning
668
Chemical examination
669
Action
670
Preparations
671
Lethal dose
672
Properties and tests
673
Isolation from organic mixtures
674
CHAPTER VI
675
Poisoning by toxalbumins in general
676
Postmortem appearances from botulism poisoning
677
Poisoning by use of vegetables
678
CHAPTER VII
679
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF BLOOD
680
Solid elements of the blood
681
Coagulation of blood
682
Color of blood stain
683
CHEMICAL TESTS
684
Sodium tungstate test
685
Guaiacum test
686
Oxyhemoglobin
688
Methemoglobin
689
MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF BLOOD
690
Average diameter of blood cells of man and other animals
691
BIOLOGICAL TEST FOR BLOOD
694
Conclusion
696
Menstrual blood
697
Properties
698
Detection
699
APPENDIX
701
Law of Massachusetts appointing medical examiners to take the place
703
Case XXVI Poisoning by strychnin The Magoon case Poison
704
of older coroners law
705
Revised law of Connecticut concerning coroners and their duties giving them the power of appointing medical examiners
710
CASES OF POISONING 849 Case I Poisoning by arsenic
716
Case II Poisoning by arsenic in coffee
720
Case III Poisoning by arseniate of copper amounts of poison ob tained from viscera etc
721
Case IV Poisoning by arsenic
723
Case V Poisoning by arsenic with fatty degeneration of the liver kidneys and gastric glands
724
Case VI Poisoning by arsenic Sherman case
727
Case VII Poisoning by arsenic The Manson case
736
Case VIII Poisoning by arsenic The Robinson trial in Cambridge Mass
741
Case IX Poisoning by cupric sulphate
745
Case X Poisoning by cupric sulphate with symptoms of hemoglo binuria
746
Case XI Fatal poisoning by lead chromate
752
Case XII Fatal poisoning by inhalation of dust from yarn colored by lead chromate
754
Case XIII Poisoning by potassium cyanid and detection of this poisoning eight days after death
757
Case XIV Cyanid poisoning from mixture of potassium ferrocyanid and aqua regia
760
Case XV Poisoning by oil of bitter almonds prussic acid
762
Case XVI Poisoning by nitrobenzol Death in nine and a half hours
763
Case XVII Poisoning by aconitin The Lamson case in England
765
Case XVIII Poisoning with recovery under treatment after a dan gerous dose of aconite and chloroform
768
Case XIX Poisoning by savin
770
Case XX Poisoning by digitalis
772
Case XXI Poisoning by digitalin
774
Case XXII Poisoning by carbon monoxid
778
Case XXIII Poisoning by gelsemium
782
Case XXIV Poisoning by belladonna
783
Case XXV Poisoning by atropin
785
Case XXIX Thayer life insurance case A supposed suicide May
791
Visceral decomposition
827

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