. Modern surgery, general and operative. ttwato oi« Fig. 619.—This illustration shows the lungmotor givinc; air only. A small self-containedoxygen generator is regularly supplied with the outfit. The instrument can be used with anordinary oxygen tank. The .duration of the death struggle is uncertain: it may be very brief, itmay last a considerable time. The weaker a person is, the sooner it is over. Itis probable that death occurs in two minutes after the final sinking. In spiteof some specially trained divers being able to remain in water as long or evenlonger than this, we may conclude, from
. Modern surgery, general and operative. ttwato oi« Fig. 619.—This illustration shows the lungmotor givinc; air only. A small self-containedoxygen generator is regularly supplied with the outfit. The instrument can be used with anordinary oxygen tank. The .duration of the death struggle is uncertain: it may be very brief, itmay last a considerable time. The weaker a person is, the sooner it is over. Itis probable that death occurs in two minutes after the final sinking. In spiteof some specially trained divers being able to remain in water as long or evenlonger than this, we may conclude, from all data, that fatal asphyxia is prob-able at the end of two full minutes submersion of the head (Drapers LegalMedicine). A man may die when under water from some cause other than drowning, forinstance from syncope, apoplexy, or cardiac disease. If a man should be takenfrom the water apparently drowned his face will be swollen and cyanotic, theconjunctivae reddened, the tongue swollen and not unusually caught betweenthe teeth, the h
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