Directions for the treatment of persons who have taken poison, and those in a state of apparent death; together with the means of detecting poisons and adulterations in wine; also of distinguishing real from apparent death / by M.P. Orfila. Translated from the French / by R.H. Black ... With an appendix, on suspended animation.

  • Orfila, Matthieu Joseph Bonaventure, 1787-1853
Date:
1818
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Credit: Directions for the treatment of persons who have taken poison, and those in a state of apparent death; together with the means of detecting poisons and adulterations in wine; also of distinguishing real from apparent death / by M.P. Orfila. Translated from the French / by R.H. Black ... With an appendix, on suspended animation. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    inflames the throat and the lungs, and occasions death, as has been lately proved; it is necessary then, in similar situations, to be content with passing the phial, containing the alkali under the nose from time to time. Antidotes. We have seen from direct experi- ments, that vinegar and lemon-juice are the best antidotes to the poisons com- prised in this article. In a case of poisoning of this kind, give several glasses of water mixed with a spoonful of vinegar or lemon juice, or in defect of these, simple water, in such quantities as to cause vomiting. Emetics, or other irritating means are to be avoided. If this be not sufficient, the treatment § 4. is to be followed. Means of distinguishing the Alkalies. 13. The alkalies dissolved in pure water, turn syrup of violets green. The