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From: David Collyer <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-West] Cause of death in 1891
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 02:31:14 +1100
In-Reply-To: <002701c4ddce$edd669f0$49cc3dca@CPQ43762698210>

>G'day Bob,
>b: Ieterns or could it be Icterus which is jaundice. He died three weeks
>after the accident which is believed to have happened while horse riding.
>Can anyone assist with part b of the cause of death? I have looked up a
>few old medical terms on the web.

Icterus will do just fine. If the gall bladder was ruptured (or injured in
some way) then it's highly likely there would have been a build up of
bilirubin in the blood, causing jaundice in the extreme.

David in Ballarat - ex SRN in ICU.

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