On the nitrate of silver: with full directions for its application in the treatment of inflammation, etc / [John Higginbottom].

  • John Higginbottom
Date:
1850
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Credit: On the nitrate of silver: with full directions for its application in the treatment of inflammation, etc / [John Higginbottom]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    V. Of Ulcers attended with Inflammation. If ulcers attended with inflammation should occasion constitutional disorder, I would prescribe the patient an emetic of ipecacuanha, and a dose of the chloride of mercury, followed by an active saline purgative, apply a bread and water poul- tice every eight hours on the ulcer, and two or three folds of linen moistened with cold water constantly over the ulcer and inflamed surface, and enjoin the patient to keep in bed for twenty- four or thirty-six hours. After this period, the treatment as directed for large ulcers, with the nitrate of silver, black lint, and neutral ointment, &c., may be generally pur- sued. Should there still be swelling or cedema arising from the ulcer, it will be necessary to enjoin absolute rest in bed, or under such cir- cumstances the ulcer will not heal. VI. Of Punctured Wounds, Bites, and Stings. In recent punctured wounds the orifice must be first examined. If there be any extraneous body within it, or loose skin surrounding it, they c