Hanging
Loosen the cord, or whatever it may be by which the person
has been suspended. Open the temporal artery or jugular vein, or bleed
from the arm; employ electricity, if at hand, and proceed as for
drowning, taking the additional precaution to apply eight or ten
leeches to the temples.
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