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Show Antidotes and Poisons Help in Case of Accident First. — Send for a physician. Second. — Induce vomiting by tickling throat feather or finger. Drink warm water or strong and water. Swallow sweet oil or whites of eggs. with mustard Acids are antidotes for Alkalies and vice versa. Special Poisons Acids. — Miuriatic, Oxalic, Acetic, Sulphuric - Soap suds, (Oil of Vitriol), Nitric (Aqua Fortis). magnesia, lime water. in water. Dash face. water ir Res Carbolic Acid. — Flour and water, mucilaginous drinks. Alkalies. _ — Potash, lLye,f Hartshorn, Ammonia. Vinegar or in water. Lemon juice Arsenic. — Rat Poison, f Milk, raw eggs, sweet oil, limeParis Green. water, four and water. Bug Poison. — Lead, Saltpetre, Corrosive (Whites of Sublimate, Sugar of Lea d, Blue ue Vitriol Jegges, eae or Chloroform .— f Dash cold water on head Artificial respiration. Chlioral Ether. of Soda. Cobalt. — Iodine. —Antimony,f ‘Tartar Emetic. WMercure Bid its Salts. — Soap-suds drinks. ages. Opium. — Morphine, Laudanum, Paregoric, Soothing Powders or Syrups. and and Strong keep any of eggs, Coffee, awake and cost on wet cloths. , Cover with cooking soda and lay Whites of eggs and or linseed oil, plain or mixed with chalkolive oil. Olive oil, or whiting. Sweet or olive oil and lime-water. Sunstroke. Loosen clothing. Get patient into shade and apply ice-cold water to head. position. Mad Dog or Snake chest, Bite. Keep head in elevated Tie cord tight above wound Give stimulants, as whiskey, brandy, ete. Stings ammonia, mucilaginous of Venomous muci- Fainting. Place flat on back; ete. allow Apply fresh air weak and Place head lower than rest of body. _ Cinders in the Eye. © Roll soft paper lighter, and wet the tip to remove or use a up like a lampmedicine dropper to draw it out. Fire In One’s Rub the other eye. Clothing. Don’t run, especially down- stairs or out-of-doors. rug or blanket. hot bath, moving at Insects, oil, salt water, or iodine. sprinkle with water. milk, air. Burns and Scalds. . and cauterize with caustic or white-hot iron at once, or cut out adjoining parts with a sharp knife. Starch and water, astringent infusions, strong tea. { Whites rnately raising and lowering the arms from the sides the head will stimulate the action of the lungs. Let it be done gently, but persistently. 5. Appl y warmth and friction to extremities. By holding tongue forward, closing the nostrils, and6. pres sing the ‘“Ad am’s Apple’ back (so as. to close entrance to stomach) direct inflation may be tried. Take a deep breath and breathe it forcibly into the mouth of patie nt, compress the ehest to expel the air, and repeat the oper ation. 7 GIVE UP People have been saved after HOU DON’T RS of patient, vigorous effort. 8. When patient into a warm bed, give warm breathing begins, get drinks, or spirits in teaspoonfuls, and fresh Suck the wound . doses. Carbenate Copperas, the head hangs down. Jerk the body a few times. 3. Pull tongue forward, using handkerchief, or pin with string if nece 4. Imitate motion of respiration by alternat ssary. ely compressing and expanding the lower ribs, about twenty times a minute. Alte up above and Antidotes Prussic Acid. — f Ammonia Drowning. 1. Loosen cloth any. 2. Empty lungs of water by laying body oning,its ifstom ach and lifting it up by the middle go that ame. Keep Roll on carpet, or wrap in woolen the head down, so as not to inhale Fire from Kerosene. Don’t use water, it will spread the flames. Dirt, sand or flour is the best extinguisher , or smother with woolen rug, table-cloth or carpet. |