The general practitioner's guide to diseases and injuries of the eye and eyelids / by Louis H. Tosswill.

  • Tosswill, Louis H.
Date:
1884
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Credit: The general practitioner's guide to diseases and injuries of the eye and eyelids / by Louis H. Tosswill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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    the first step in the treatment. Whilst this is being done, a solution of the chemical antidote to the irritant in question should be prepared. For example, if an acid has occasioned the injury, a solution of the carbonate or bicarbonate of soda or potash (gr. v ad 3j aquse) should be made, and the eye freely washed with it. This alkaline solution should be used whether the acid be strong or much diluted. In the case of a strong alkali, a solution of vinegar or dilute acetic acid (5] ad 3j aut ^iss aquaa) should be used in like manner.