There is great danger of inflammatory complications. I have met with a case of severe comminuted fracture of the skull with laceration of the brain, the latter substance appearing on the surface of the scalp, with loss of brain substance, in a boy who made a complete recovery without any loss of intelligence or power following the injury. For the detection of brain substance on weapons the microscope is alone reliable, and then only the cellular portion of the brain is of any use. _Injuries to the spinal cord_ may cause immediate death; cases, however, occur of life being prolonged for some days, or even longer, after injury to the cord. The symptoms are progressive paraplegia and paralysis of the bladder and rectum, ending in death. Bedsores and septic infection of the bladder and kidneys are complications which add to the gravity of the condition. Spicula of bone in the cord, dislocation of the vertebræ, or extravasation of blood in the membranes of the cord, may be found after death. The presence of blood upon the spinal cord is not necessarily the result of violence, as hæmorrhage may take place spontaneously. The spine should be examined in all fatal cases of supposed injury. Concussion of the spinal cord is a fertile source of differences of opinion in railway cases. In no case should a hasty decision be given as to the probable future result to the patient from the injury. Wounds of the _face_ are not generally dangerous, unless they penetrate the brain. There is always the possibility of injury to the eye causing detachment of the retina, or inflammation leading to blindness. Punctured wounds in the neighbourhood of the orbit may become septic and lead to secondary meningitis. Wounds of the Throat and Chest Wounds of the _throat_ are more or less dangerous, due to the possibility of severe hæmorrhage, emphysema, and bronchitis.