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[Duthie <qua...@ro...>]

Ent. In _compression of the brain_, fracture of the skull may be
present, subconjunctival haemorrhages may be seen, the pupils are
unequal and dilated, and the paralysis increases. In _uraemic or
diabetic coma_ the urine must be examined. The habitual use of opium is
not uncommon, and opium-eaters are able to take enormous quantities of
the drug. The opium-eater may be known by his attenuated body, withered
yellow countenance, stooping posture, and glassy, sunken eyes.
_Post-Mortem Appearances._--Not characteristic. Turgescence of cerebral
vessels. There may be effusion under arachnoid, into ventricles, at base
of the brain, and around the cord. Rarely extravasation of blood.
Stomach and intestines usually healthy. Lungs gorged, skin livid. _Fatal
Period._--Usually nine to twelve hours; but in many cases, if life is
prolonged for eight hours, recovery takes place. _Fatal Dose._--Four
grains of opium is the smallest fatal dose in an adult, or one drachm of
laudanum; children are proportionately much more s