342 FIRST AID TO THE INJURED 



objects which can pass through the esophagus by the 

 larynx usually do no harm, if they are assisted in their 

 passage by masses of food with large waste, as potato 

 and turnip. 



Croup. At times, children are taken suddenly with 

 croup, 1 the symptoms of which resemble those of chok- 

 ing. Give the child warm water, or, better, a teaspoon- 

 ful of syrup of ipecac, and repeat until vomiting occurs. 

 Apply hot water, ice, or mustard plasters to the throat. 

 Send for the doctor. 



1 What used to be known as malignant croup is now recognized! 

 to be diphtheria. 



