Excerpt from The Nature of Gunshot Wounds of the Abdomen, and Their Treatment: Based on a Review of the Case of the Late James Fisk, Jr., In Its Medico-Legal Aspects This monograph was read before the Medico-legal Society Of the City of New York, for the purpose Of demonstrating the necessity Of a change in the manner Of conducting criminal investigations and in the intro duction of expert testimony. AS it is necessary in every argument to lay a foundation or basis for its support, and having selected the Stokes case as the most apt illustration Of it, I was obliged to describe' the medical history Of the case Of the late James Fisk, Jr. The nature Of Shock, and Of gunshot wounds Of the abdomen; and the physiological and toxical actions Of morphine. Believing that the facts I have col lected, and the views advanced, may be of interest, and possibly possess some value, I have rearranged the matter and divided it into five chapters, viz I. The history Of the case Of James Fisk, Jr. II. Description Of Shock. III. Penetrating gunshot wounds Of the abdomen. IV. The physiological and toxical actions Of morphine. V. The medical juris prudence Of the Stokes case. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.