The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised by William Spooner.

Date:
1900
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Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach ; revised by William Spooner. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    roisoxs. ‘13 OPIl'M, OU lAUDANU.M. 'riu*re is no antidote for this poison. If the patient will swallow anything, give him 30 grains of sulphate of zinc in a large glass of water, make him drink large (plantities of water, and tickle his throat with a feather, to make him vomit. He must be ke[)t awake at any cost, by splashing with cold water, and must ])e walked about until all sym})toms of profound drowsiness have vanished, (live him strong coffee often, but in small quantities, kee}) him warm, and wiien he is thoroughly awakened let him have a short sleep of about thirty or forty minutes, then get the bowels open with a full dose (H oz.) of castor oil, and keep up warmth of body, if necessary, by rubbing and hot bottles. AlhSKNIC. If no vomiting has occurred, give the man 30 grains of sulphate of zinc in a large glass of water, or, if this be not close at hand, a large draught of very greasy water, or of warm sea water, and repeat it until he vomits. If this does not succeed quickly, the patient will probably die. FiSH-rorsoNixcf. This accident occurs now and then on board ship. Give your patient 30 grains of sulphate of zinc in a
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