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

  • William Murrell
Date:
1887
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    swallowing, acceleration of'pulse and respira- tion, dyspnoea, dilatation of pupils, epileptiform convulsions, paralysis of the voluntary muscles, coma, death. In one case destruction of the whole of the stomach. Treatment.—i. Carbonate of sodium or carbonate of potassium in large quantities dissolved in warm water. Common washing soda will do if well diluted. 2. Milk and eggs freely, with tepid water. 3. Tannic acid, gallic acid, decoction of oak bark, or strong tea. 4. Morphine. A hypodermic injection of half a grain, or thirty drops of laudanum by mouth. 5. Linseed meal poultices to abdomen. 6. If much pain in the abdomen, an enema of gruel or starch and water may be given.
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