The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-24
FIRST AID TO THE POISONED.


In poisoning, as the lawyers would
say, time is the essence of the con-
tract. Action should be quick 1t is
much better to work with iumped-up
things than to let the opportunity
go by while trying to get just the
right thing.
The first thing to do is to cause
vomiting. While somebody is run.
nlng for mustard and warm water.
the patient should practice vomiting
by tickling his throat with his finger,
or a feather, or anything right at
hand. AS soon as the mustard and
warm water arrive, a tablespoonful
Of the mustard should be dissolved
in glassful of warm water and the
mixture gulped down. Then run a
hnger into the throat. If this fails,
give two tablespoonful of syrup of
ipecac.
Unless vomiting has been free, and
in the case of powerful poisons re-
CARELESS Of vomiting, the stomach
must be washed out. IF there is
fountain syringe at hand, it should be
1lled with warm water, the tip re-
moved, and the tube swallowed
When two-thirds of the water has
run out Of the bag, it should be. drop
cd to point lower, than the pa
TENTS belt and the stomach .siphon-.
ed out.
If the patient will not vomit. NV
podermic of apomorphine tables will
bring results AS apomorphine tablets
may be had in the frst-aid case some
times, it is advisable to give it before
the physician arrives. There should
be no hesitation in doing this unless
vomiting has been satisfactory. The
dose is one tablet.
In treating poisoning, the first step
is to produce vomiting; the second
70 give an antidote
Some of the more common poisons
md their antidotes are:
Alcohol: Coffee in large quantities
~ the stomach or rectum.
Chloroform taken internally: Large
doses of bicarbonate of soda in wa
ter.
Mushrooms! Twenty drops of BEL
ladonna; repeated in half hour if nee
eSsary
Opium: Tincture OF belladorna, 20
drops; repeat in half hour if nee
essary; coffee in large quantities: give
no alcohol, either as whiskey, wine
or spirits.
Arsenic: Hot, greasy water; lime
(scraped. from the wall if need bel
toothpoWder; sweet oil; castor oil
limewater; raw eggs, tincture cf iron.
Strychnine: Tannic acid; tea; bro
mide of soda.
Phosphorus: Sulphate Of copper. 2 |
grains every five minutes French
turpentine; maRnesia freely
Acids: Alkalis, soda, soap, chalk
crayons, lime, toothpowder, eggs,
milk or oil.
Oxalic acid: Lime from the walls
toothpowder, crayons. Do not use
soap.
Carbolic acid: Large doses of Ep-
som salts, .Glauber salts, eggs, wills
key
Corrosive sublimate: Eggs, milk or
mucilage in abundance.
Caustic potash Vinegar, lemon |
juice, hard cider, eggs.
Lead: EPSON salts.
lye: Vinegar, lemon Juice, milk, oil |
Iodine: Starch, white Of eggs.
Matches: EPSON salts, French tur-
pentine
The third step is to treat so much |
of the effect of the poison as has not |
been washed out or neutralized. Some |
part of what are called antidotes is |
better. called physiological opposites. |
and therefore, might be classed in |
after treatment. In the main. after |
treatment consists in stimulation and |
protection against shock In gen |
eral way, symptoms should be met. |
For example, if the body is cold. ex-
ternal heat and stimulates internally |
IRE called for. If the patient is dis |
posed to sleep. he must be kept |
awake.