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A.
Accidents and Emergencies, 7
Accidents on the Water, 11
” How to avoid them, 123
Ache, Tooth, 114
Acids, Poisoning by, 93
Ague Drops, see Arsenic, 94
Alkalies, Poisoning by, 95
Ammonia or Hartshorn, see Alkalies, 95
Ankle and Foot broken, 30
Ankle, Dislocation of, 60
Antidotes for Poisons, 93
Antimony, Poisoning by, 94
Apoplexy, 12
Aquafortis, see Acids, 93
Arm, above the Elbow broken, 22
” below the Elbow broken, 24
Arsenic, Poisoned by, 94
Asiatic Cholera, 15
130B.
Bad Fish, Poisoning by, 95
Bilious Colic, 45
Bites of Snakes, 102
Bleeding from the Nose, 31
” ” Cut or Wound, 33
Blue Vitriol, see Copper Compounds, 96
Bones broken, 19
Bowels, Looseness of the, 52
Broken Bones, 19
” Head, 20
” Collar Bone, 20
” Ribs, 21
” Arm above the elbow, 22
” Elbow, 23
” Arm below the elbow, 24
” Hand, 25
” Finger, 26
” Wrist, 26
” Hip Joint, 26
” Thigh, 27
” Knee-pan, 28
” Leg, 29
” Ankle and Foot, 30
Bruises, 30
Bug Poison, Poisoning by, 95
Burns and Scalds, 34
Butter of Antimony, see Antimony, 94
C.
Carbolic Acid, see Acids, 94
131Catalepsy—Trance, 37
Charcoal, suffocated by, 109
Children’s Colic, 49
Chloroform, Poisoning by, 97
Chloral, see Chloroform, 97
Cholera Morbus, 40
” Asiatic, 15
Choking, 39
” suffocated by, 108
Clothes catching Fire, 42
Collar Bone broken, 20
Cold, Effects of, 64
Colic, 43
” Wind or Flatulent, 44
” Flatulent or Wind, 44
” Bilious, 45
” Painters’, 47
” in Children, 49
Concluding Remarks, 128
Contused Wounds, 120
Convulsions—Fits, 75
Copper Compounds, Poisoning by, 96
Corrosive Sublimate, see Mercury Compounds, 96
Corrosive Sublimate, see Bug Poison, 95
Crabs, see Bad Fish, 95
Cramps, 51
Creosote Acid, see Acids, 94
Crochet Needles in the Flesh, 73
Cut or Wound, Bleeding from, 33
Cyanide of Potassium, see Prussic Acid, 94
132D.
Diarrhœa, 52
Dislocations, 56
” of Neck, 56
” of Fingers and Toes, 57
” of Jaw, 57
” of Shoulder, 58
” of Hip, 59
” of Wrist, 59
” of Knee-pan, 60
” of Ankle, 60
Drowning, 61
” suffocated by, 109
E.
Ear-ache, 115
Ear, Foreign Bodies in the, 80
Effects of Cold, 64
Elbow broken, 23
Emergencies and Accidents, 7
Epilepsy, 67
Epileptic Fits, 67
Ether, see Chloroform, 97
Eye, Things in the, 113
F.
Face and Jaw, Pains in the, 114
Fainting Fits, 72
Finger broken, 26
Finger and Toes, Dislocation of, 57
Fire, Clothes catching on, 42
133Fish-hooks in the Flesh, 73
Fits—Convulsions, 75
” Fainting, 72
” Epileptic, 67
Flatulent or Wind Colic, 44
Flesh, Fish-hooks in the, 73
” Crochet Needles in the, 73
” Thorns in the, 74
” Splinters in the, 74
Foreign Substances in the Nose, 82
Foreign Bodies in the Gullet, 78
Foreign Bodies in the Windpipe, 79
Foreign Bodies in the Ear, 80
Foot and Ankle broken, 30
Foul Air, suffocated by, 109
Fractures, 19
Frost Bites, 64
G.
General Remarks, 99
Gullet, Foreign Bodies in the, 78
H.
Hand, bones broken, 25
Hartshorn or Ammonia, see Alkalies, 95
Head, broken bones in the, 20
Hip, dislocation of, 59
Hip Joint broken, 26
How to avoid Accidents, 123
Hydrophobia—Rabies, 84
134I.
Illuminating Gas, suffocated by, 109
Incised Wounds, 118
Insects, Stings of, 107
Iodine, Poisoning by, 96
Ivy Poison, 91
Ivy, Poisoning by, 98
J.
Jaw and Face, Pains in the, 114
” Dislocation of, 57
” Lock, 86
K.
Knee-pan broken, 28
” dislocation of, 60
L.
Lobsters, see Bad Fish, 95
Lacerated Wound, 119
Laudanum, Poisoning by, 97
Laurel water, see Prussic Acid, 94
Lead Compounds, Poisoning by, 96
Leg, Bones broken, 29
Litharge, see Lead Compounds, 96
Lockjaw, 86
Looseness of the Bowels, 52
Lucifer Matches, see Phosphorous, 99
Lunar Caustic, Poisoning by, 96
Lye of Wood-ashes, see Alkalies, 95
135M.
Mercury Compounds, Poisoning by, 96
Mind, Presence of, 125
Morbus, Cholera, 40
Morphine, see Laudanum, 97
Muriatic Acid, see Acids, 93
Mussels, see Bad Fish, 95
N.
Neck, Dislocation of, 56
Nitrate of Silver, see Lunar Caustic, 96
Nitric Acids, see Acids, 93
Nose, Bleeding from the, 31
” Foreign Substances in the, 82
Noxious Vapors, Suffocated by, 109
Nux Vomica, see Strychnine, 98
O.
Oil of Vitriol, see Acids, 93
Oil of Bitter Almonds, see Prussic Acid, 94
Opium, see Laudanum, 97
Oxalates or Oxalic Acid, see Acids, 93
Oxalic or Oxalate Acid, see Acids, 93
Oxide of Antimony, see Antimony, 94
P.
Pains in the Face and Jaw, 115
Painters’ Colic, 47
Palsy—Paralysis, 87
Paralysis—Palsy, 87
Phosphorous, Poisoning by, 99
Plants and Seeds, ” 98
Poison—Ivy, 91
Poisoned Wound, 122
136Poisoning by Acid, 93
” ” Prussic Acid, 94
” ” Arsenic, 94
” ” Antimony, 94
” ” Alkalies, 95
” ” Bad Fish, 95
” ” Bug Poison, 95
” ” Copper Compounds, 96
” ” Mercury Compounds, 96
” ” Zinc Compounds, 96
” ” Iodine, 96
” ” Lead Compounds, 96
” ” Lunar Caustic, 96
” ” Laudanum, 97
” ” Chloroform, 97
” ” Strychnine, 98
” ” Plants and Seeds, 98
” ” Ivy, 98
” ” Phosphorous, 99
Poisons, 91
Poisons and their Antidotes, 93
Potassa Caustic, see Alkalies, 95
Presence of Mind, 125
Prussic Acid, Poisoning by, 94
Punctured or Stab Wounds, 121
Q.
Quicklime, see Alkalies, 95
Quietly take things, 125
137R.
Rabies and Hydrophobia, 84
Rat Poison, see Strychnine, 98
” see Arsenic, 94
Red Lead, see Lead Compounds, 96
Red Precipitate, see Mercury Compounds, 96
Ribs broken, 21
S.
Scalds and Burns, 34
Scheele’s Green, see Arsenic, 94
Sea sickness, 99
Seeds and Plants, Poisoning by, 98
Shoulder, Dislocation of, 58
Sickness, Sea, 99
Smoke, suffocated by, 110
Snake Bites, 102
Soda Caustic, see Alkalies, 95
Solution or Tincture, see Iodine, 96
Soothing Syrups, see Laudanum, 97
Spirits of Salts, see Acids, 93
Splinters in the Flesh, 73
Sprains or Strains, 104
Stabs or Punctured Wounds, 121
Stings of Insects, 107
Strains or Sprains, 104
Strychnine, Poisoning by, 98
Suffocated by Choking, 108
” Drowning, 109
” Noxious Vapors, 109
138 ” Foul Air, 109
” Charcoal, 109
” Illuminating Gas, 109
” Smoke, 110
Suffocation, 108
Sugar of Lead, see Lead Compounds, 96
Sulphuric Acid, see Acids, 93
Sunstroke, 110
T.
Take Things Quietly, 125
Tartar emetic, see Antimony, 94
Thigh broken, 27
Things in the Eye, 110
Thorns in the Flesh, 73
Tincture or Solution, see Iodine, 96
Toes and Fingers, Dislocation of, 57
Tooth-ache, 114
Trance—Catalepsy, 37
V.
Verdigris, see Copper Compounds, 96
Vermilion, see Mercury Compounds, 96
W.
Water, Accidents on the, 11
White Precipitate, see Mercury Compounds, 96
White Vitriol, see Zinc Compounds, 96
White Lead, see Lead Compounds, 96
Wind or Flatulent Colic, 44
139Windpipe, Foreign Bodies in the, 79
Wounds, 116
” Incised, 118
” Lacerated, 119
” Contused, 120
” Punctured or Stab, 121
” Poisoned, 122
Wound or Cut, Bleeding from, 33
Wrist, Dislocation of, 59
” broken, 26
Z.
Zinc Compounds, Poisoning by, 96