The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-08-03
P0IS0NS AND THElRlETluQTES

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In country homes, where physicians
aSld druggists are not conveniently
| near, it Is necessary to keep q supply
of certain medicines ON hand, in. order
to be prepared for sudden ailments,
either of man or beast. Drugs of all
| kinds should be kept In q cabinet or
on a shelf by themselves, beyond reach
of little children and poisons should
be kept strictly In one place, where
less dangerous drugs will not become
mixed with them. They should never
be indiscriminately mixed with other
| medicine fSttles, as the most careful
person, In Il hurried, or nervous mo-
ment. may commit mistake that will
result In one OF the saddest deaths ~
Not infrequently, when one has felt
quite certain where to find some par
| tlcular remedy, dose has been taken
! or given without a glance at the bot
tie containing 1t, until the fearful con-
| sequence of it's administration has led
| to AN investigations: the discovery Of
A mistake often coming too late. to.
ward off heartbreaking calamity.
No matter how often one has ham.
died any bottle or bottles. despite the
most positive feeling of assurance as
to the contents, one should carefully
read the label each time before taking
or administering 1t. even, If 1t has to
be used every few minutes, Greater
|
distressing and fatal accidents.
A printed list, OF the antidotes to all
poisons should be pasted on a door or
wall. or any convenient place, where
! any member Of the household may find
it at a moments warning. 1t may pev-
er be needed, but 1t may be the means
| of saving a precious life.
| In Il farm house. such posons as car
| polic acid acnnte, lautlanum. harts-
horn, acetate of lead, I've, ammonia;
potash, alcohol. and sometimes others,
are frequently kept The. greatest care
correctly labeled Any medicine in, "a
bottle without q label should be thrown
away as soon as discovered.
The following is a list of the poisons
and simple antidotes most frequently
| called for: g. E't' -, -
Acids. (sulphuric, nitric; mu.iatic and
)Xalic)--Give an allali, strong clean
soapsuds, or even a piece IF soap will
I 10. provoke rVomitinE; give bland
| liquids Uhese are milk cruel, raw
eggs, barley water, oil,to some kind.
mucilage, etc.). Then rest the patient,
| and relieve pain by opium; II faint or
symptoms OF falling stimulate Feed
! by enema
For carbonc acid give EPSON salts,
oil and glycerine. produce vomiting
and stimulate.
Arsenic (paris green Fowler's solu-
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pious draughts of lime water, give dose
OF castor oil. rest the patient and slim
ulate If necessary. IL
Alkalies (hartshorn. soda. potash and
| lye)-Give vinegar or other acid, pro-
woke vomiting give bland liquids, SCI
stimulate if necessary. IA
| ACETATE Of lead Cor sugar of lead)-
Give Epson salts. provoke Vomiting,
give dose ofpcastor Oil y and bland
| liquids. u
Mercury Corrosive sublimate)-Pro-
woke vomiting, give an infusion con-
| tanning tannic acid. raw eggs and milk,
also dose of, castor OIL. and istimulate
I toAumH dauaanumm / ,horphine. pare.
g6ric, etc:) PROV oke7vomiting repeat
eddy, give strong coffee in large guam
| tient around, do not allow him to 90
| to sleep; when t1eseffect of the poison
isiwearing of, ifsexhausti1n tslextreme,
stimulate and give frequent easily di-
| gested nourishment. X
,Aconite-Provoke vomiting. stimu-
late we'll, keep up't the breathing Digita-
lis and atropine are it's antidotes. Il
Iod!ne-Provoke vomiting, give starch
and water, give bland liquids Il
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES vomiting. give
dose of magnesia, but no oil. Five
| grain doses Of sulphate Of copper
should be on hand to administer this,
Toadstool, lle1nlock. tobacco, etc.-
| Provoke vomiting, give q brisk purge,
stimulate we'll, keep up the breathing,
| preferably with a battery. 4
Choral hydrate-Stomach pump or
emetic Of mustard, cold effusion Of
head or spine, keep up breathing by
| artificial respiration. Il
Chloroform-Fresh, pure air, artih-
| cial respiration, hold patient up by the
| heels.S II
Nux vomica-Provoke vomiting with
/ form or ether.
/ Oil Of pennyroyal and oil Of savin-
| Provoke vomiting. IT.
Decayed meats or vegetables-Pro-
woke vomiting. give purge. given an
| enema. give powdered charcoal. u
Poisonous gases-Fresh air, oxygen,
artificial respiration, nitroglycern,
| stimulation.
| When poison has been taken a doc
| tor should be sent for with the utmost
| dispatch. A stomach pump may be
required even in an apparently mild
case Of poisoning, and patients fire.
| Quently require an antidote or q slim
ulant administered hypodermically.
| Undoubtedly q physician is the first
necessity. but while awaiting his arr
rival every safe and simple remedy
should be tried, as It Is highly neces-
! ;sary that not one instant of time
should Be lost. lest the patient sink
| beyond assistance. Something may be
done in almost every .casel If the proper
method be understood. ! The, patient
must pot be unnecessarily alarmed.
and athose assisting or in tho room
should be perfectly self possessed and
capable of giving al needEul assist
| ance. Es1 49, = 5-!'
To provoke vomiting, mix a table,
| spoonful Of ground mustard in pint
of lukewarm water (give warm water
alone while, mixing the mustard and
| watcrl, or a teaspoonful of powdered
| ipecac or a tablespoonful of the syrup,
or, a quicker and simpler way, thrust
| the finger down the throat.
| Tea, coffee, wine, whisky etc, are
L the besttstimulants. In giving tea and
fcoffee do not wait to diffuse it; stir it
in the hot water thoroughly and give
the whole. leaves, grounds and all.
The acid antidotes most commonly
accessible are vinegar urd lemon
juice, and in most houses the alkaline
antidotcs at hand are soap and water,
lime water, whiting. soda. chalk, mag+
| nesia and even wood ashes.
Children should never be allowed to
take Il drink Cor dose) out of bottle
| Of cough syrup, or even of the most
harmless mixture. Such habit Is al-
| most certain to lead to disastrous re-
! fsultS. sooner or later.-Mary Foster