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

  • William Murrell
Date:
1897
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    shaken well together. It may be administered ad libitum, a wine-glassful or more at a time. It is said to render inert preparations of arsenic, zinc, and digitalis, and to partly neutralize the action of mercury, morphine, and strychnine. It has no action on the alkalies, and none on phosphorus, antimony or hydrocyanic acid. Iodide of starch has also been recommended as a multiple antidote. It is said that if given in large doses, it is efficacious in poisoning by sulphuretted hydrogen, the alkalies, the alka- line sulphides and especially the alkaloids with which iodine forms an insoluble compound. TRANSFUSION. In many cases of poisoning transfusion may be employed with advantage. It is not neces- sary to use blood, as a saline solution will do just as well. It is best rto inject it into the circulation direct, but in the absence of a suit- able apparatus it may be introduced by the stomach-pump into the stomach or rectum from which it is easily absorbed. The fol- lowing is the formula I use:—Common salt, one drachm, bicarbonate of sodium, four grains,
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