An inquest on the death of Charles Francis Hall
| Autor: | Chauncey C. Loomis, Auseklis K. Perkons, Franklin K. Paddock |
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| Rok vydání: | 1970 |
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integumentary system business.industry Arctic Regions Famous Persons Poisoning Greenland Arsenic poisoning Autopsy History 19th Century General Medicine Ancient history Forensic Medicine medicine.disease United States Activation Analysis Arsenic Poisoning Expeditions Medicine Humans Famous persons business Inquest |
| Zdroj: | The New England journal of medicine. 282(14) |
| ISSN: | 0028-4793 |
| Popis: | On November 8, 1871, the American explorer Charles Francis Hall died in his cabin on the S.S. Polaris anchored to the shore of northwest Greenland. He had suffered from gastrointestinal and Central-nervous-system symptoms that recurred over a two-week period until his death. He accused many of the ship's company of poisoning him. In August, 1968, an autopsy was performed on the body at the Greenland burial site. Samples of hair, bone and fingernail were analyzed for arsenic by neutron-activation analysis, which showed markedly increased levels in the portion of the hair and fingernails grown during the last two weeks of Hall's life. |
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