A manual of instruction in the principles of prompt aid to the injured : including a chapter on hygiene and the drill regulations for the hospital corps, U.S.A. : designed for military and civil use / by Alvah H. Doty.

  • Alvah Hunt Doty
Date:
1898, ©1894
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Credit: A manual of instruction in the principles of prompt aid to the injured : including a chapter on hygiene and the drill regulations for the hospital corps, U.S.A. : designed for military and civil use / by Alvah H. Doty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tachecl fountain makes the use of a funnel unneces- sary. Constitutional Treatment.—The constitutional anti- dotes will be referred to with the special poisons. Stimu- lants are indicated to overcome the depressing action of the different poisons, particularly the narcotics, and may be administered by the mouth (if the patient can swallow), provided the poisoning is not due to corrosives, or by the rectum (lower bowel), or by inhalation. The stimu- lants administered are those ordinarily used, and in addi- tion strong coffee ; the latter is of great value in narcotic poisoning, and it may be given in the same manner as other stimulants, either by the mouth or rectum. When stimulants are given by the rectum, the amount should be considerably larger than when given by the mouth, and they should be diluted with sufficient warm water or milk to make a cupful. Ammonia, and nitrite of amy] can be given by inhalation; they should always be administered by dropping a sufRcent amount on a handkerchief or the palm of the hand. The bottle should never be held to the nose, as the contents might be spilled into the mouth or nasal cavity. Stimulants should be given by inhalation with great caution, where corrosive poisons have been taken, as they are liable to irritate still more the inflamed membrane. Nitrite of amyl, which is given by inhalation, is a powerful heart stimulant, but should be used with care and in small amounts—^three to five drops. This remedy is now obtained in small glass capsules, which contain about five drops, and are broken when the nitrite of amyl is needed. The following list of narcotics and irritants comprises those which are commonly the cause of poisoning, NARCOTICS. Aconite.—(Monk's-hood, wolf's-bane.) The tincture has the appearance of sherry wine, for which it has been mistaken. Aconite is commonly found in fever-mixtures,