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Enquire within upon everything
·
Robert Kemp Philp
505
Cautions.
i.
Never
rub
the
body
with
salt
or
spirits.
ii.
Never
roll
the
body
on
casks,
iii.
Continue
the
remedies
for
twelve
hours
without
ceasing.
[PURE
WATER
IS
BETTER
THAN
FOUL
WINE.]
1335.
Hanging.
Loosen
the
cord,
or
whatever
it
may
be
by
which
the
person
has
been
suspended.
Open
the
temporal
artery
or
jugular
vein,
or
bleed
from
the
arm;
employ
electricity,
if
at
hand,
and
proceed
as
for
drowning,
taking
the
additional
precaution
to
apply
eight
or
ten
leeches
to
the
temples.
1336.
Apparent
Death
from
Drunkenness.
Raise
the
head,
loosen
the
clothes,
maintain
warmth
of
surface,
and
give
a
mustard
emetic
as
soon
as
the
person
can
swallow.
1337.
Apoplexy
and
Fits
Generally.
Raise
the
head;
loosen
all
tight
clothes,
strings,
&c.;
apply
cold
lotions
to
the
head,
which
should
be
shaved;
apply
leeches
to
the
temples,
bleed,
and
send
for
a
surgeon.
1338.
Suffocation
from
Noxious
Gases,
&c.
Remove
to
the
fresh
air;
dash
cold
vinegar
and
water
in
the
face,
neck,
and
breast;
keep
up
the
warmth
of
the
body;
if
necessary,
apply
mustard
poultices
to
the
soles
of
the
feet
and
spine,
and
try
artificial
respirations
as
in
drowning,
with
electricity.
1339.
Lightning
and
Sun
Stroke.
Treat
the
same
as
apoplexy.
1340.
Poisons,
General
Observations.
The
abbreviations
used
are
as
follows:--
E.,
effects
or
symptoms.
T.,
treatment.
A.,
antidotes
or
counter
poisons.
D.A.,
dangerous
antidotes.
1341.
Poison.
A
poison
is
a
substance
which
is
capable
of
altering
or
destroying
some
or
all
of
the
functions
necessary
to
life.
When
a
person
is
in
good
health,
and
is
suddenly
attacked,
after
having
taken
some
food
or
drink,
with
violent
pain,
cramp
in
the
stomach,
feeling
of
sickness
or
nausea,
vomiting,
convulsive
twitchings,
and
a
sense
of
suffocation;
or
if
he
be
seized,
under
the
same
circumstances,
with
giddiness,
delirium,
or
unusual
sleepiness,
then
it
may
be
supposed
that
he
has
been
poisoned.
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