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THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH 



POISONS 



Arsenic 



Paris green 



Rat poison 



Mercury, as corro- 

 sive sublimate 



Lead, as sugar of 

 lead, or white 

 paint. 



Phosphorus from 

 matches, rat poi- 

 sons, phospho- 

 rated oil. 



SYMPTOMS 



Vomiting, inflamma- 

 tion of stomach, 

 cramps in abdomen, 

 thirst; sometimes 

 abdominal symp- 

 toms almost absent, 

 and delirium, coma, 

 convulsions, lead to 

 speedy death. 



Severe pain in stom- 

 ach, eructation and 

 vomiting: gases and 

 solids having phos- 

 phorescent odor. 

 Later, unconscious- 

 ness, collapse, con- 

 vulsions. 



TREATMENT 



Cause repeated vomit 

 ing (except in mer- 

 cury poisoning). 

 The antidote for ar- 

 senic is oxide of iron; 

 for lead, Epsom salts. 

 After the antidote 

 for arsenic, give 

 strong solution of 

 common salt; after 

 Epsom salts give oils, 

 flour and water ; for 

 mercury, give white 

 of egg, milk, or other 

 albuminous material. 



Stomach must be emp- 

 tied thoroughly. 

 Give strong soap- 

 suds or magnesia 

 in water. Do not 

 give oils. 



Strychnine 



Chloral 



Intense excitement of 

 spinal cord and gen- 

 eral nervous system, 

 causing cramps, con- 

 vulsions, lockjaw, 

 etc. 



Deep sleep without 

 prev ious excitemen t, 

 passing into coma, 

 death resulting from 

 sudden heart failure. 



Chloral, opium, and 

 bromide of potash 

 are antidotes ; empty 

 the stomach as 

 quickly as possible, 

 then give antidote. 



Stomach must be 

 quickly emptied and 

 strong stimulants 

 given such as 

 strychnine, atropiue, 

 etc. 



