Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
Nov.,  1921. 
Antidoting  Mercuric  Chloride  Poisoning. 
793 
Sodium  hypophosphite 
Water  
Hydrogen  peroxide  .  . 
I  gm. 
10  mils 
5  mils 
Use  ten  times  as  much  of  the  hypophosphite  as  poison  taken. 
Give  a  copious  lavage  of  stomach  with  the  above  antidote  diluted 
twenty  times.  Give  the  above  undiluted  antidote  every  eight  hours 
for  two  days. 
5.  Pour  through  the  stomach  tube  after  the  above  lavage  a 
solution  of  3  ounces  of  sodium  sulphate  and  6  ounces  of  water 
containing  5  grains  of  calcium  sulphide.  Let  these  solutions  remain 
in  the  stomach. 
6.  Give  intravenously  after  withdrawing  600  cc.  of  blood,  800 
cc.  of  Fischer's  solution  or  of  bicarbonate-glucose  solution. 
Fischer's  solution : 
Sod.  chloride    14  gm. 
Sod.  carbonate   20  gm. 
Aq.  dist  qs.  1000  cc. 
7.  Wash  out  the  stomach  morning  and  night,  giving  by  the 
mouth  after  each  washing  5  grains  calcium  sulphide  dissolved  in  3 
ounces  of  water.  Continue  this  lavage  until  the  stomach  wash- 
ings are  free  from  mercury  when  tested  by  Elliott's  method  and 
until  the  urine  is  free  from  mercury. 
8.  Give  high  colon  irrigations  of  warm  water  morning  and  night, 
using  8  gallons  of  water  for  each  treatment. 
9.  Give  a  hot  pack  twice  daily. 
10.  Give  8  ounces  of  milk  every  second  hour. 
11.  Give  every  second  hour  8  ounces  of  the  following  solution, 
by  mouth,  alternating  with  the  milk : 
Potassium  bitartrate    dr.  j 
12.  Force  the  patient  to  drink  large  quantities  of  the  alkaline 
waters,  such  as  Celestin  Vich  or  Kalak  water 
13.  Give  a  low  fat  and  low  protein  or  high  carbohydrate  diet 
Sodium  citrate 
Sucrose   , 
Lactose   
Lemon  juice  .  , 
Boiled  water 
oz.  j. 
oz.  xv j 
dr.  iv 
dr.  j 
dr.  j 
