The Health bulletin [serial] - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

190 THE HEALTH BULLETIN.TREATMENT IN EMERGENCIESWhile Waiting: for the Doctor to Come.Suffocation from Inhaling IlluminatingGas ok Damp Gas inWells or Mines—Get into the freshair as soon as possible and lie down.Keep warm. Take ammoniatwenty drops to a tumblerful ofwater, at frequent intervals; also,two to four drops tincture of nuxvomica every hour or two for fiveor six hours.For Convulsions—Give nauseatingdoses of ipecac. Rub spirits ofturpentine on the stomach. If fromteething, give paregoric and magnesiaand a high enema. Bathethe body in warm water; put coldwater on the head.For Colic—One or two heapedteaspoonfuls of common salt in coldwater will sometimes relieve ;repeatif necessary. A teaspoonful of turpentineand twenty drops of peppermintis also good. Cover up warmin bed and lie still. Wrap body fromneck to knees in blanket that hasbeen immersed in boiling water. Puta mustard plaster on the chest.For the Bite of a Snake—Bindabove the wound tight and suckblood from wound. Give whiskey orsome liquor or give sweet oil, a wineglassfulat once. Repeat, and bathethe wound in sweet oil.For a Fresh Cut—Draw thesides together and bind with stripsof adhesive plaster and a cloth overthis kept wet with arnica.Cinders in the Eye—Roll softpaper up like a lamplighter, andwet the tip to remove, or use amedicine-dropper to draw it out.Rub the other eye.In Case ofPoisoning.First—Send for a physician.Second—Induce vomiting, bytickling throat with feather or finger.Drink hot water or strongmustard and water. Swallow sweetoil or whites of eggs. Acids are antidotesfor alkalis, and vice versa.Special Antidotes and Poisons.Acids—Muriatic, Oxalic, Acetic,Sulphuric (Oil of Vitriol), :N"itric(Aqua Fortis)— Soapsuds, magnesia,lime-water.Pkussic Acid—Ammonia inwater. Dash water in face.Carbolic Acid—Flour and water,mucilaginous drinks.Alkalis—Potash, Lye, Hartshorn,Ammonia—Vinegar or lemonjuice in water.Arsenic—Rat Poison, ParisGreen—Milk, raw eggs, sweet oil,lime-water, flour and water.Bug Poison—Lead, Saltpetre.Corrosive Sublimate, Sugar of Lead,Blue Vitriol—Whites of eggs ormilk in large doses.Chloroform— Chloral, EtherDash cold water on head and chest.Artificial respiration.Carbonate of Soda—Copperas,Cobalt^—Soapsuds and mucilaginousdrinks.Iodine—Antimony, Tartar Emetic—Starchand water, astringentinfusions.Blue or Antiseptic Tablets—Whites of eggs, milk, mucilaginousdrinks.Opium—Morphine, Laudanum.Soothing Powders or Syrups, Paregoric—Strong coffee, hot bath.Keep awake and moving at any'cost.Simple Home Remedies.For Corns and Bunions—Burnwith caustic after bathing, and ifnecessary repeat. Or, apply thepulp of lemon until the hard partcan be easily removed.