. Dr. Evans' How to keep well; . Fig. 325.—Sling Made FromCoat. Appendicitis starts with colic. Fever comesafter. Gall stones cause a colic, but the pain isliable to be so severe that it is referred to asstabbing. The shock with gall stones isusually severe. Kidney stones cause a colic. The pain shoots into the genital organs. Then there is the ordinary abdominal colic known as cramp or is caused by spasm of the muscles of the intestinal wall. When muchshock is present look for a cause. If fever follows the colic look for a Fig. 326.—First Aid in Fracture of Leg. Strapping leg
. Dr. Evans' How to keep well; . Fig. 325.—Sling Made FromCoat. Appendicitis starts with colic. Fever comesafter. Gall stones cause a colic, but the pain isliable to be so severe that it is referred to asstabbing. The shock with gall stones isusually severe. Kidney stones cause a colic. The pain shoots into the genital organs. Then there is the ordinary abdominal colic known as cramp or is caused by spasm of the muscles of the intestinal wall. When muchshock is present look for a cause. If fever follows the colic look for a Fig. 326.—First Aid in Fracture of Leg. Strapping legs together. Treatment—Put a hot water bottle over the seat of pain. Take essenceof peppermint or sirup of ginger in warm water or take soda mint a purge. Produce vomiting where indicated. 8*0 FIRST AID TRANSIENT DIARRHEAS Give a laxative—sirup of rhubarb, castor oil or A. S. & B. pills. Adose of salts or purgative water acts more quickly. To ease the crampinggive sirup of ginger, a teaspoonful in water after each passage; or paregoricin teaspoonful doses, repeated when needed at four hour intervals; or Squibbs
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