Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician . rpentine. 31. Whiskey. 32. Zinc sulphate, in ten-grain tablets. Of liquid medicines have two fluid-ounces; of oil of cloves afluid-drachm. Aromatic spirits of ammonia, and hartshornbught always to be kept in bottles with rubber or glassstoppers. The bottles of laudanum, paregoric, hartshorn, and oil ofcloves (because their contents are dangerous or irritating),should be marked Poison! and have a tape or small ball andchain attached to their necks, to give warning in the dark
Accidents and emergencies; a manual of the treatment of surgical and medical emergencies in the absence of a physician . rpentine. 31. Whiskey. 32. Zinc sulphate, in ten-grain tablets. Of liquid medicines have two fluid-ounces; of oil of cloves afluid-drachm. Aromatic spirits of ammonia, and hartshornbught always to be kept in bottles with rubber or glassstoppers. The bottles of laudanum, paregoric, hartshorn, and oil ofcloves (because their contents are dangerous or irritating),should be marked Poison! and have a tape or small ball andchain attached to their necks, to give warning in the dark; and •Under the laws of the United States, laudanum cannot now be put in an emer-gency case. Where this was recommended in former editions, paregoric is now suggested. 136 ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES each bottle should have its proper dose plainly printed or markedon the label. For the convenience of readers of this book, the author hashad made a case containing the remedies and appHances namedabove (except the threaded needles, laudanum and whiskey). This case* (Fig. 42) contains 20 two-ounce bottles, a glass jar. Fig. 42. for petrolatum, and two spaces for surgical apphances. Severalof the bottles are left unfLUed for other articles which may bedesired by the purchaser. The dose of each remedy is given under the numbered para-graphs on Pages 141 to 147. • The Emergency Case, with contents complete may be ordered of Robert McNeil,Philadelphia. SUPPLIES FOR EMERGENCIES I37 ^ Use of the Emergency Case 1. Absorbent cotton may be obtained at any drug store. It isperfectly clean and soft, and is prepared in such a way that it—instead of resisting moisture, as ordinary cotton does-—will absorbfluids with great rapidity. Thus it will take up discharges fromwounds; and when a cool or hot application is desired, itmay be soaked with cool or hot water. Sometimes it is veryconvenient to put it on dry, and then to squeeze the water uponsome part of it from a sponge, when every part
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