Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-07
FOR CoNGREss-6TH DISTRICT.
e. w. ROBERTSON,
OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
HOWARD ASSOCIATION
OF NEW ORLEANS.
RULES FOR TREATMENT OF
YELLOW FEVER.

I. If the patient be taken with fever,
one or two hours after a full meal, give
a prompt emetic; in adults Mustard
and Salt Zone teaspoonful each) in a
tumbler of warm water, in children Ipe-
Gao, until the stomach is thoroughly
emptied.
2. Afterwards, or at once if the stomach
be empty, give ten grains each of Gallo
mel and Quinine. In six. hours, if Calomel
have not acted, secure free catharsis with
salines.
3. In malarial regions, repeat Quinine,
first night only, with addition OF ten
drops of Battley's Liz. Opii.
4. Immediately after emesis, or as
soon as Calomel and Quiliine have been
given, cause free perspiration by means
of hot, Mustard foot baths, the patient
being covered with one blanket, which
must be kept on during the entire feb
rile paroxysm.
S. Whenever skin becc mes dry, repeat
foot bath.
6. If the temperature rise above 1O3
F., sponge the entire body frequently
under the covering, with cool water.
z. Should this not keep temperature
sufficiently reduced, and the heat of skin
he accompanied with quick and fire.
quent pulse, give Fleming's Tincture OF
Aconite, S drops every hour, until pulse
is reduced to 30 of there about. .Bnt
great care must he exercised not to push
sedative too far, especially on third day.
8. Towards termination Of fever, COM
bat any irritability of stomach by mus
tard plasters to pit of stomach, followed
by hy-blisters, if irritability continue.
9. Bismuth, S grains, in tablespoon
full of Peppermint or Camphor water,
will sometimes allay irritability of stom-
ach. If found grateful, may be repeated
every hour or two.
10. Towards third day if urine become
scanty, give Sweet Spirits of Nitro in wa
ter-melon-seed tea, teaspoonful to 2
ounces of tea, warm Or cold as preferred,
every 2 or three hours. Or,
Acct. Potash, one dram.
Tinct, Buchu, one ounce.
s. a teaspoonful in wine glass of water
every 2 or hours.
IL. With above diuretic, turpentine
stupes applied to abdomen will he found
of benefit. s
~. During paroxysm of fever, cool
drinks, sparingly and crushed ice, should
be ALLOW ed but no food of any kind.
Is. After fever has entirely disappear
ed, chicken broth, beef tea. milk, may be
given in small quantities, gradually in
creasing same Reconnaissance advances.
H.. If secondary feve supervene howev-
CT, the strength must be supported with
nourishments, as above, and free stimu-
1ation, with weak brandy, whiskey or
champagne resorted to.
Is. The patient must not be allowed
to rise, for any purpose, during five days,
nor to take any kind of solid food what
ever for the last named period. And for
Il fortnight thereafter. exposure to sun,
or prolonged or violent exercise, must be
avoided.
16. Opiates are generally contra-indi-
Gated during febrile paroxysms, but may
be given cautiously at termination of
fever to secure sleep, if Bromide of Potass
in 20 grain doses fail.
II. The clothes, bed or body, must not
be changed until "a hours after fever
has ceased, and then without allowing
the patient to sit up or to help himself.
IL. If secondary fever assume remittent
type markedly, quinine may be used with
discretion; otherwise, it is to be avoid
cd, except, in the beginning Of the at
tack, as above noted.
10. Record of temperature should be
made at each visit, as we'll as condition
of pulse. and urine tested for albumen
after second day.
The above rules meet the cordial APP
prevail of the following named pysicia us
J. DICKSON BRUINS, NJ. d.
SAM'L CHOPIN, M. D.
d. WARREN BRICKELL, NJ. D.
rS Brooklyn, New York, raised, in one
day, by the ballot-box system, One thou
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