ward, jaw set.

Treatment.--Cause vomiting with warm salt water, warm mustard water, lard,
vaselin, etc.; sixty grains of bromide of potash and thirty grains of
chloral hydrate by the rectum. Dark quiet room.

NITRIC ACID. Symptoms.--The stomach and bowels are irritated and inflamed,
the mouth may burn and bleed; swallowing is difficult. "Coffee grounds"
vomiting. Pulse feeble, clammy skin.

OXALIC ACID. Symptoms.--Hot acrid taste; burning, vomiting, collapse, numb
and stupid.

Antidotes.--Lime or chalk.

Treatment.--Medicines, soothing drinks, flaxseed tea, etc.

OPIUM. Symptoms.--Excitement at first, soon weariness, weighty limbs,
sleepiness, pin-point pupils, pulse and breathing slow and strong, patient
roused with difficulty and later it is impossible, snoring breathing.

Treatment.--This is a dangerous poison. A stomach pump should be used.
Emetics, such as mustard water, or warm salt water or vaselin, etc. Keep
patient awake, stimulants, coffee enemas, artificial respiration, etc.

PARIS GREEN. Symptoms.--Violent burning in the stomach, nausea, and
vomiting, retching, thirst, purging of blood and mucus, suppressed urine,
cramps in the legs, intense thirst, collapse.

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Antidotes.--Jeaunel's antidote.

Treatment.--Emetics freely, mustard water, warm salt water, goose grease,
etc. White of egg and milk first, and then sweet oil or castor oil.

PAREGORIC. Symptoms.--Excitement at first, soon weariness, weighty limbs,
sleepiness, pin-point pupils, pulse and breathing slow and strong, patient
roused with difficulty and later it is impossible, snoring breathing.

Treatment.--This is a dangerous poison. A stomach pump should be used.
Emetics such as mustard and warm water or warm salt water, or vaselin,
etc. Keep patient awake, stimulants, coffee enemas, artificial
respiration, etc.

PHOSPHORUS MATCHES. Symptoms.--Vomiting and pain, the vomit may be
luminous in the dark, characteristic odor, after several days deep
jaundice, blood in vomited matter and bloody stools, pulse is rapid and
weak.

Treatment.--Emetics to cause vomiting such as warm salt water, warm
mustard water, etc., followed by epsom salts in large doses; five to ten
drops of turpentine.

POTASH, CAUSTIC. Symptoms.--Intense inflammation of the stomach and
bowels, often with bloody vomiting and purging; lips and tongue swollen;
violent difficulty in breathing; characteristic odor.

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