TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1976//
TI  - A case of manslaughter by heat-stroke
JO  - Medical journal of Australia
A1  - Macpherson, R. K.
SP  - 929
EP  - 936
VL  - 2
IS  - 25-26
N2  - In the course of his treatment by a herbalist who had undertaken to cure his disability, a mildly spastic retarded four-year-old child was immersed in a heap of fermenting horse manure for 40 minutes. He was unconscious when removed and died two days later despite intensive care in a children's hospital. When medical aid was sought a false history was given and the true nature of the child's illness, heat stroke, was not determined until after death. The herbalist was subsequently convicted of manslaughter.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-729X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -