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Rettungsverfahren für vergiftete und asphyctische Personen: begleitet mit den Mitteln, die Gifte zu entdecken, verfälschte Weine zu erkennen und den wahren Tod von dem Scheintode zu unterscheiden. von M. Orfila ... ; nach der vierten, durchgesehenen, verbesserten und vermehrten Auflage übersetzt von J.F. John.
Berlin, Germany: In der Vossischen Buchhandlung, 1831. First German Language edition. Hardcover. Translation to English~: Relief procedures for poisoned and asphyxial persons : accompanied with the means to detect the poisons, to recognize adulterated wines and to distinguish real death from apparent death. Translation of: Secours à donner aux personnes empoisonnées ou asphyxiées. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila (1787–1853), often called the "Father of Toxicology," was the first great Spanish 19th-century exponent of forensic medicine. Orfila worked to make chemical analysis a routine part of forensic medicine, and made studies of asphyxiation, the decomposition of bodies, and exhumation. He helped to develop tests for the presence of blood in a forensic context and is credited as one of the first people to use a microscope to assess blood and semen stains. He also worked to improve public health systems and medical training. Orfila was the founding editor of two important medical journals, Journal de chimie médicale, de pharmacie et de toxicology in 1824 and Annales d'hygène publique et de médecine gale in 1829. He also founded the Society of Medical Chemistry in 1824, the Museum of Pathological Anatomy, known as the Musée Dupuytren, in 1835, and the Museum of Comparative Anatomy, now called the Musée Orfila, in 1845. The original publication was published in French. Very Good+. Moderate wear to extremities, rubbing, indentation to front, otherwise tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue boards, xv, [1], 192 pp.; 18 cm. (8vo). Item #11120
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