New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-03
POISONS AND ANTIDOTES.
SOME DIRECTIONS IN FIRST AID TO THE
INJURED" COURSES

SOME DIRECTIONS IN FIRST AID TO THE
INJURED" COURSES
Even IN the city cases OF poisoning sometimes
prove fatal because a physician cannot be pro-
cured in time to administer the necessary remedies
and IT would be wise precaution for every house
hold 10 have general directions at hand for
an emergency The New-York Society for IL
struction IN First Aid TO the Injured teaches It's
classes the symptoms and remedies for various
poisons follows:
Among the poisons known as "irritant" are
arsenic in its numerous forms corrosive sublimate.
sugar OF lead. white lead. the strong acids such
as sulphuric or vtrioi muriatic nitric, oxalc and
carbolic: the strong alkaes such az soda. potash.
lime and ammonia water. The symptoms Of poi
soning by an irritant severe pains in the
stomach and abdomen. nausea vomiting, pureing,
faintness ard often feeble pulse and breathing.
The treatment Is first to cause vomiting by giving
a tumberful OF warm mot hot water with
tablespoonful Of ground dry mustard stirred in It;
or by pushing the forefnger as far as possible
down the throat. The forehnger is the best pos
sible ernetic After causing the patient TO vomit
freely. give large draughts Of milk or the whites
Of couple Of eggs. not beaten. IL the poison were
an acld, give also magnesia or cooking SODA 10
noutraliZe. If an akaIi, give lemon juice or a
Tablespoonful Of vinegar.
The systemic" poisons are opium morphia
laudanun parogoric belladonna. atropia. aconite,
henbanc or hyoscyamus stramonium. prussic ac'd,
cyanide OF potassium, nux vomica, strychnia- aco-
hoi choroform and ether. The symptoms diner
with the different poisons but as a rule there Is
gradually increasing sleepness. stupor. insensi-
blljtv or perhaps delirum, and stertorous or
"puTy" breathing In opium poisoning (Which IN
cludes morphin. laudanum and paregoric) me pu-
pills OF the eyes contracted TO the size OF small
pinheads breathing Is very SLOW ana the race OFTEN
extremely pale In strychnia poisoning there are
convulsIons almost Ike epilepsy. and the Jaws are
sct firmly together In belladonna, atropia, hyos-
cvanus and s,ramonium the pupils Of the eye are
diloted the pulse rapid. and the appearance is
,bo, Of fever In aconite, choral and tobacco
poisoning there is great prostration. pulse ieepe
and face pale, ,o % ,r ,ho o,ber mil
sonH Is TO cause repeated vomiting. using The
same means After the emetic mas acted lressiy.
go go ~ on7um poisoning. on no account allow the
,,a1,ent 10 70 10 sleep Keep him walking up ana
down slappns h on me not 70 exhaust him II
symptoms q collapse appear prt not ar
on The abdomen and legs Inc symP'o ON ,a are
pnd aDxious cycles dropping eyes dull pulse
frcble md skin cold. -, A. - ,
icyD Inc resplraon becomes slower than 1--WE or six
,rrsfbs in a minute. begin artificial respiration;
ana continue until no longer necessary, a. oin
respiration is produced by laying tnt p shndTr a
ms ,,c tongue we'll out and tie II against the
otynr teeth by laying the centre or a'y s'rP , 1i
c ao,n ends around the neck and tying al SIDE
ca ca IgrrF Then kneel behind his head grasp ms
arms half way between e.Dp wi an" nnti his hands
foch the floor behind iod tiedh n nnti ,hov res,
80 seconds then carry them pack uhti my 'est
aasiy aeaIIst the chest for two seconas, hepea,
,,inf natural respiration takes place Inc ins'hcu
is the same as In cases OIL an antdote TO
permansdbn ut coee l. valuable in all systemic
poisons.