First lines of the practice of physic (Volume 2).

  • William Cullen
Date:
1805
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    spontaneously come on, a vomiting is to be immediately excited by art, in order that the poison may be thrown out as quickly as possible. If, however, the poison has been taken into the stomach long before its effects have appear- ed, wejulgethat, upon their appearance, the exciting of vomiting will be useless, and may perhaps be hurtful. 2. When the poison taken into the stomach, or otherwise applied to the body, has already induced an apoplectic state, as those causes do commonly at the same time occa- sion a stagnation or slower motion of the blood in the ves- sels of the brain and of the lungs, so it will generally be proper to relieve this congestion by taking some blood from the jugular vein, or from the veins of the arm. 3. Upon the same supposition of a congestion in the brain or lungs, it will generally be proper to relieve it by means of acrid glysters producing some evacuation from the in- testines. 4. When these evacuations by blood-letting and purging have been made, the various stimulants which have been commonly proposed in other cases of apoplexy, may be employed here with more probability and safety.* One of the most effectual means of rousing apoplectics of this kind, seems to be throwing cold water on several parts of the bo- dy, or washing the body all over with it. 5. Although the poison producing apoplexy happens to be so powerful as very soon to occasion the appearances of death above-mentioned ; yet if this state has not continued long, the patient may often be recoverable ; and the reco- very is to be attempted by the same means that are directed to be employed for the recovery of drowned persons, and which are now commonly known. CHAPTER II. OF PALSY. 1139.] O^LSY is a disease consisting in a loss of the XT power of voluntary motion, but affecting cer- tain parts of the body only, and by this it is distinguished from apoplexy. (1093.) One of the most frequent forms of * The stimulants are various according to the various parts of the body to which they are ge- nerally applied, as volatile and vinou spirits, or vinegar, to the nose and temples; acrid es- sential oils, mued with thrice their weight of hogs-lard, to the breast and back; blisters, hot sinapisms, and warm fomentations, with norse-radish, lo the extremities; frictions wad warm brushes; the actual cautery to the soles of the feet, and palms of the hands, will] sever-1 others, which are nure particularly described in the notes on article 1160. et se}.
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