VEGETABLE IRRITANTS. 



III. 

 IRRITANTS WITH NERVOUS SYMPTOMS. 



Symptoms. — Abdominal pain ; vomiting and purging ; dilated 

 pupils ; headache ; tetanic spasms ; occasional convulsions ; 

 sometimes rapid coma. 



Treatment. (Immediate :) 

 Emetic and Stomach Tube. Tannin. 



Opium to relieve pain. 

 Stimulants to counteract collapse. 

 Bleeding if necessary. 



(Later :) 

 Castor Oil. 

 Demulcents (swallowed and injected). 



[This group of Poisons may be considered as the unclassecl 

 remnant of the large division formerly known as the NAR- 

 COTICO-IRRITANTS.] 



