Medical jurisprudence, forensic medicine and toxicology . Burn by Steam, Sixty hours after injury. POST-MORTEM AND ANTE-MORTEM BURNS. .? WAS DEATH ACCIDENTAL? 657 WAS DEATH ACCIDENTAL, SUICIDAL, OR HOMICIDAL ? Nearly all deaths occurring from burning are accidental,very few homicidal, and hardly more than a few exceptionalcases suicidal. It is important in cases of legal investigation to note theposition of the bodjr when found and its relation to the ap-parent source of fire; the parts of the body and clothing burned,etc.; evidences of violence should be carefully observed, suchas contusions,
Medical jurisprudence, forensic medicine and toxicology . Burn by Steam, Sixty hours after injury. POST-MORTEM AND ANTE-MORTEM BURNS. .? WAS DEATH ACCIDENTAL? 657 WAS DEATH ACCIDENTAL, SUICIDAL, OR HOMICIDAL ? Nearly all deaths occurring from burning are accidental,very few homicidal, and hardly more than a few exceptionalcases suicidal. It is important in cases of legal investigation to note theposition of the bodjr when found and its relation to the ap-parent source of fire; the parts of the body and clothing burned,etc.; evidences of violence should be carefully observed, suchas contusions, fractures of bones, wounds of the soft parts,evidences of strangling, etc. (Case 22). These should be spe-cially sought in the site of the burned portions, as burning andcremation of the victim are sometimes a resort to conceal homi-cide. In considering the character of the apparent wounds, itmust be remembered that extensive injuries, resembling wounds,may result from the effects of fire,1 and these must be carefullydistinguished. Inability to detec
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