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

  • William Murrell
Date:
1887
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Credit: What to do in cases of poisoning / by William Murrell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    grains), chloral hydrate (ten grains), and bromide of potassium (ten grains), with cap- sules of nitrite of amyl. There is also a hypodermic syringe fitted with a cap, a glass mortar and pestle for dissolving the tab- loids, and a case of tubes for hypodermic use containing tabloids of apomorphine (one-tenth of a grain), sulphate of morphine (a quarter of a grain), sulphate of atropine (one-sixtieth of a grain), hydrochlorate of pilocarpine (one-third of a grain), sodio-salicylate of caffeine (half a grain), sulphate of strychnine (one-sixtieth of a grain), digitaline (one-hundreth of a grain), and aconitine (one-hundred and thirtieth of a grain). It measures about eight inches by three and when full weighs less than two pounds. Its price is Two Guineas complete. It is a capital case and is a marvel of com- pactness and cheapness. THE BATTERY. A battery (interrupted current) is useful, and may be obtained for about £2 2s. I have tried Maw’s and also Spanner’s and like them very much. Meyer and Meltzer’s (71 Great