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ANTIDOTES FOR POISONS
First.—Send for a physician.
Second.—If breathing is failing or cannot be discerned,
apply artificial respiration.
Third.—"a", if the lips and mouth are burned, do not give
an emetic but an antidote which will neutralize the poison.
Acids are antidotes for alkalis and vice versa. "b" except
when the lips and mouth are burned, promptly induce
vomiting by tickling throat with finger or feather, etc.
SPECIAL POISONS AND ANTIDOTES
Acids.—Muriatic, Oxalic,
Acetic, Sulphuric (Oil
of Vitriol), Nitric (Aqua
Fortis).
F’russic Acid { Ammonia in water. Dash water
in face.
Carbolic Acid. { Flour and water, mucilaginous
drinks.
Alkali.—Potash, Lye,
Hartshorn, Ammonia. { Vinegar or lemon juice in
water.
Arsenic.—Rat Poison,
Paris Green. { Milk, raw eggs, sweet oil,
limewater, flour and water.
Bug Poison.—Lead, Saltpetre,
Corrosive Sublimate, Sugar { Whites of eggs, or milk
of Lead, Blue Vitriol. in large doses.
Chloroform.— { Dash cold water on head and chest.
Chloral. Artificial respiration.
Ether.
Carbonate of Soda.
Copperas, Cobalt: { Soap-suds and mucilaginous
drinks.
Iodine—Antimony.
Tartar emetic. { Starch and water astringent
infusions. Strong tea.
Mercury and its
Salts. { Whites of eggs, milk,
mucilages.
Opium.—Morphine,
Laudanum, Paragoric:
Soothing Powders or Syrups. { Strong coffee, hot bath. Keep
awake and moving at any
cost.