Suspended between Life and Death. Drowning in Tuscan Medical and Legal Literature of the 18th Century (2020)
Lucia De Frenza (Author)
Physis: Rivista Internazionale di Storia della Scienza
Volume: 55
Pages: 147-164
In the late 18th century, the traditional concept of death as a sudden termination of life was put into crisis. Physicians described borderline conditions, in which vital functions appeared not to have completely vanished, but could be still reactivated. Drowning was treated as one of these cases of ‘life suspended.’ In Italy, public health magistrates were called to define regulations for the rescue of drowned people. The political fragmentation of Italy did not allow both the adoption of unitary measures about the diagnosis of death from drowning and the implementation, once recognized, of residual signs of life, of the same resuscitation protocols. The experiences had a clear local characterization. This contribution aims to focus on the pathophysiological debate about drowning and its translation into medical police regulations in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The aim is to bring out the reasons given to support the medical practice of resuscitation, together with the suggestions received from foreign literature.
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