Silverlock's medical and surgical emergency reference book.

Date:
[1885?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Silverlock's medical and surgical emergency reference book. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    POISONS AND THEIR ANTIDOTES. Messrs. Burroughs, Wellcome & Co. issue the following useful directions Poisons. Antidotes. 1, Acids— (1) Sulphuric. Hydrochloric Nitric. (2) OxaHc. Tartaric. Acetic. 2. Aconite— Aconitine. Neuraline. 3. Alkalies— Caustic Potash. Limeor Ammon. 4. Antimony— Tartar Emetic , Arsenic— Fowler's Solution. 6. JtiELLADONNA— Atropine. 7. Belladon. and Aconite. S. Cantharides. 9. Carbolic Acid, Blistering Fluid. 10. Chloral— Syrup of Chloral. 1. Soda or Potash Bicarb., magnesia, chalk, or whiting, or whitewash scraped off wall, in water. Soap, milk, eggs, olive or almond oil. 1. Give freely charcoal,whiting, or white- wash scraped off ceiling or wall, in water. 1. Stomach tube, or 3 or more tabloids of Zinc Sulphate in water, by mouth. 2. Sal Volatile or brandy. Strychnine. 8. Atropine, 1 tabloid hypodermically; if no improvement, Digitalin tabloid. 4. Nitrite of Amyl, to be inhaled freely. 1. Vinegar, lemon juice, or other dilute acids, milk, and oil. 1. Stomach tube, to wash out stomach. 2. Tannin, 5 or 6 tabloids in warm water. 3. SalVolatile,frequently if collapse; also Strychnine and Digitalin tabloids. 4. Morph. tabloid after acute symptoms. 5. Demulcents, as milk and white of egg, 1. Stomach tube, to wash out stomach. 2. Dialysed Iron, 2 oz., repeated often. 3. Sal Volatile, repeated. Demulcents. 4. Morph. tabloid, after acute symptoms. Enemeta peptonised with Zymine. 1. Zinc tabloids or stomach tube, 2. Pilocarpine hypodermic tabloids. 3. Caifein, 1 tabloid hypodermically. 4. Physostigmine (cautiously). As above, with Amyl Nitrite inhala- tions. 1. Apomorph., 1 tabloid hypodermically. 2. Demulcents. Avoid fats and oils. 3. Morphine, 1 tabloid hypodermically. 1. Zinc Sulphate, 3 tabloids in water. 2. Stomach tube, use cautiously; intro- duce Epsom Salts or any Sulphates. 3. Saccharated lime, eggs, and milk. 4. Caffein. Amyl Nitrite inhalations. 1. Zinc tabloids, or stomach tube. 2. Strychnine tabloid hypodermically; repeat if necessary. Rouse patient. 3. Amyl Nitrite inhalations frequently, 4. CafCein tabloid. Keep patient warm*