On snake poison : its action and its antidote / by A. Mueller.

  • Mueller, A.
Date:
1893
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    G1 paralysis, chin hanging clown to sternum, pupils dilated, ifcc. An injection of m xv, had no effect; one of in. xx. very little. After a third one of m. x. patient suddenly became conscious, could walk without assistance, and in half an hour was sent to bed perfectly recovered. Case 27.—Reported by Dr. Yeatman, of Auburn, South Aus- tralia. Mr. D., a farmer, aged 45 years, bitten on thumb; snake not named; cured by three injections of only m. v. each Convulsions lasting for an hour came on three hours after treatment—a very rare occurrence—by Dr. Yeatman erroneously ascribed to the strychnine, which in so small a dose would not have produced them in the absence of snake-poison. Case 28.—Reported by officer in charge of police at Grenfell. Boy of G years, bitten by brown snake, and treated by Dr. Rygate. Case 29.—W. Toomer, aged 19, bitten by tiger snake on thumb and index finger, and not treated until 9£ hours after bite, having a long distance to travel. Recovery very slow through timid use of antidote, five injections of jj,th grain having but little effect, until one of j0th restored him. Treated by Dr. Stokes, of Echuca. Case 30.—Reported by Dr. Bennett, surgeon, Gulgong Hospital, N.S.W. Mrs. Mears admitted to hospital comatose and pulseless, nothing having been done to check absorption. The intravenous injection of ammonia failing to rouse her, m. xv. of liq strych. were injected, when pulse returned, but coma continued. After a second injection of m. xv. she suddenly became quite conscious, and in an hour was fully restored. Case 31.—Reported by Dr. Mead, of Quirindi, N.S.W. John Simson, aged 15 years, bitten by a death adder on forefinger of right hand. Dr. Mead living 50 miles away, and the lad collapsing, a layman, Mr. Robert Simson, had to undertake treatment, and injected during the night in. 150 of a one in 240 solution of strych- nine, equal to |ths of a grain. Dr. Mead, finding the lad conscious and only a little drowsy, did not inject any more strychnine until