What to do in cases of accidents and emergencies : describing the symptoms in each case, and how to treat them on the moment : with a list of the principal poisons, which, if taken, require prompt treatment : their remedies and antidotes, designed for family and general use.

  • Lawrence, J. B. (Joseph B.)
Date:
1888
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Credit: What to do in cases of accidents and emergencies : describing the symptoms in each case, and how to treat them on the moment : with a list of the principal poisons, which, if taken, require prompt treatment : their remedies and antidotes, designed for family and general use. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    teething, and adults at the time that the wis- dom teeth appear. Exposure to cold or draughts will often produce it. There are several means of relieving the pain, which is not generally ac- companied with any great constitutional de- rangement. A little laudanum dropped into the ear and plugged with cotton wool or lint, small bags of hot salt, or the heart of a roasted onion on the affected member, are all soothing remedies. Should these prove not effectual, ap- ply a fomentation of hot chamomiles and poppy seeds, and a warm poultice afterwards. When an abscess is the cause, and there is much swell- ing and pain, hot fomentations and poultices should be applied and the passage syringed with warm water after the abscess has discharged with a solution of eight grains of sulphate of zinc to an ounce of plain or rose-water. The bowels should be kept well attended to. Wounds. The loss of blood consequent upon a wound is, in most cases, the principal and immediate danger, and the first step in the treatment should be directed to checking the hemorrhage. It is