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Bottles and boxes should be correctly and plainly 
labelled. 
Bottles containing a poisonous substance should be 
rough outside, or with notched corks or marked with 
something beside the label stating that their contents are 
poison. 
Treatment — 1. Send for the doctor at once, telling 
him what kind of poison you think the patient has taken 
in order that he may bring the right antidote and the 
right implements to give the quickest and most effective 
relief. 
2. Give demulcent or mucilaginous drinks, as for 
example, milk, raw egg, one or two tablespoonsful of 
salad oil, sweet oil, or barley water — whichever can be 
obtained most readily. 
3. Give something to produce vomiting, provided the 
lips are not burned or stained as they are with an acid 
or alkali. A simple but effectual emetic can be made by 
mixing two teaspoonsful of salt or a tablespoon of mus- 
tard in a glass of lukewarm water. This may be re- 
peated if necessary. 
4. If the patient seems drowsy, suspect opium and 
keep patient awake at all costs till the doctor arrives. 
5. If delirium threatens, dash cold water on the 
patient’s head and face to try to prevent the fit from 
coming on. 
6. When the poison taken has been acid, the anti- 
dote should be an alkali, but different poisons require 
different antidotes, and it would be unwise to trust to 
one’s memory as to the proper one to take in each case. 
It would be well to have a list of the more common 
poisons and their antidotes attached to the First Aid Kit, 
but do not trust to the memory. If a Girl Scout does 
not know, and if the patient’s lips are not stained or 
burned, give an emetic. 
