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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    theatre. They had not gone half a mile when my friend was attacked with such severe faint- ness and violent nausea that the vehicle had to be stopped at the nearest hotel. He man- aged to reach the lavatory with difficulty and was immediately seized with an attack of vomiting which lasted over an hour. His pulse grew weak and he presented all the features of collapse. Half a tumbler of eight star brandy was forced down his throat, and little by little he recovered and was ultimately enabled to proceed to the theatre. I have never met with an exactly analogous case, but a student of mine at the Hospital tells me that a glass of champagne taken on an empty stomach always acts with him as an emetic. He can take his fair share at dinner, a fact for which many of his friends are in a position to vouch. WOORARA. For treatment, see Curara. YEW. (Taxus Baccata). How taken.—Leaves or berries eaten by children or lunatics. Decoction of leaves
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