What to do in cases of poisoning / by William Murrell.

  • William Murrell
Date:
1897
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Credit: What to do in cases of poisoning / by William Murrell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ample, laudanum is not uncommonly- taken in porter. XIV. The Mouth and Tongue are Dry. Belladonna and Atropine ; Hyoscy- amus ; Stramonium ; Opium. XV. There is Salivation. Arsenic; Ammonia; Cantharides ; Ex- algin. Most drugs which produce a corrosive action on the mucous mem- brane of the mouth or oesophagus. Mercury, jaborandi and muscarin may also be mentioned. XVI. The Mouth is Bleached. 1. Carbolic Acid. Mucous membrane white and hard. 2. Ammonia. Epithelium coming off in flakes. 3. Potash ; Soda. 4. Nitric Acid. White soft or yellow. 5. Corrosive Sublimate. The numbness of the lips, mouth, and tongue, produced by Aconite will not be forgotten. XVII. The Patient is Vomiting. 1. Arsenic. Brown, mixed with blood. 2. Antimony. White stringy mucus, may be tinged with blood.
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