POISONS AND ANTIDOTES 



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Curare 



Digitalis 

 Digitalin 



Ergot 



Fungus-infested or 

 mouldy fodder or 

 grain 



Gelsemium 



Insects' 

 Stings 



lodoform 

 Laburnum 

 Lobelia 

 Lead Salts 



Croton Oil . . Demulcents : stimulants. 

 Artificial respiration. 

 If there be a wound, ligature, if 

 possible, above it, and incise and 

 suck strongly. 



Loosen ligature from time to time, but 

 avoid letting too much poison into 

 the blood at a time. 

 [Tannin : stimulants. 

 I Aconite, subcutaneously. 

 [Perfect quiet. 

 Tannin : stimulants. 

 [Substitute sound food : laxatives : 

 I eucalyptol : menthol : other anti- 

 septic volatile oils. 

 Ether : stimulants : saline antiseptics. 

 [Atropine : stimulants. 

 | Artificial respiration. 



Venomous [Apply ammonia and oil : solution of 

 . | carbolic acid : sal volatile. 

 Stimulants : starch : diaphoretics : 



hot baths. 

 Stimulants : coffee. 

 Alternate hot and cold douches to 



chest. 



| Tannin : stimulants. 

 ( Strychnine, hypodermically. 

 [Epsom salt : dilute sulphuric acid, 

 -j Potassium iodide : occasional dose of 

 (_ castor oil. 



White of egg, in large amount. 

 Subsequently wash out stomach. 

 Give demulcents : milk and soap : 



Copper . . \ treacle : magnesia : moist iron per- 



oxide. 



Foment : poultice. 

 Morphine, if needful. 

 Magnesia sulphate : sodium sulphate. 

 Sulphur. 

 Mercury . . Potassium iodide : olive oil. 



