Much bloody froth escapes on
cutting into the lungs. Numerous small haemorrhages (Tardieu's spots) are
found on the surface and in the substance of the internal organs, as
well as in the skin of the neck and face.
3. =Coma=, or death beginning at the brain, may arise from concussion;
compression; cerebral pressure from haemorrhage and other forms of
apoplexy; blocking of a cerebral artery from embolism; dietetic and
uraemic conditions; and from opium and other narcotic poisons.
The symptoms of this condition are stupor, loss of consciousness, and
stertorous breathing.
The post-mortem signs are congestion of the substance of the brain and
its membranes, with accumulation of the blood in the cavities of the
heart, more on the right side than on the left.
It must be remembered that, owing to the interdependence of all the
vital functions, there is no line of demarcation between the various
modes of death. In all cases of sudden death think of angina pectoris
and the rupture of an aneurism.
The following is a list of some of the commoner causes of sudden death:
(a) =Instantaneously Sudden Death=--
1. Syncope (by far the commonest cause).
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