COMMON ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES 



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POISONS 



Opium 

 Morphine 

 Paregoric 

 Laudanum 

 Dover's powder 

 Soothing sirups, etc. 



SYMPTOMS 



First, state of mild, 

 mental excitement ; 

 later, drowsiness, 

 sleep, then complete 

 unconsciousness, 

 while pulse grows 

 weak and irregular, 

 skin cold and moist. 

 Pupils of the eyes 

 grow smaller and 

 smaller, respiration 

 becomes very slow, 

 and patient dies 

 from failure of 

 breathing. 



TREATMENT 



Stomach must be emp- 

 tied and repeatedly 

 washed out with 

 water. Patient must 

 be kept awake by 

 constant movement, 

 dashes of cold water, 

 strong coffee, or even 

 strychnine. The 

 muscles of respira- 

 tion may be stimu- 

 lated by electricity ; 

 and cases where 

 death has appar- 

 ently occurred may 

 be saved by forced 

 artificial respiration. 



Aconite 



r General numbness,^ ~ ,. 



. ' Cause free vomiting, 

 weakness, and cold ~ . , . , , * 



I Give stimulating 

 sweat : tingling in . . , ,. 



drinks coffee, etc. 

 throat. j 



Belladonna 



Eyes bright, pupils 

 dilated ; mouth and 

 throat dry. Some- 

 times convulsions. 



Empty the stomach 

 thoroughly. Give 

 tannic acid or strong 

 bark tea. 



Other Vegetable 

 Poisons 



Wild parsley 

 Bitter sweet berries 

 Mountain ash ber- 

 ries 



Indian tobacco 

 Toadstools 

 Hemlock 

 Tobacco, etc. 



Nausea, weakness, stu- 

 por, etc. 



Empty the siomacb 

 and intestines ; give 

 stimulants. 



