Coalville Times | 1895-11-08 | Page 3 | A Shot through the Brain

A Shot Through Iho llrjtn A man shot through tho brain ann Victor Horsley dies not through fall limo of the hearts action but through the want of breath occasioned by the explosive effect of the bullet paaslng through the wet brain substance and consequent inJury to the base of the brain The heart goes on beating but respiration stops Indeed the heart Is I stimulated not depressed when a bullet bul-let enters the brain and tho proper treatment ot a min thus shot Is I the same as that resorted to In Iho case of drowning people ono should try to setup set-up artificial respiration