The practice of pediatrics . every two hours in15 (half an ounce) of water, may be given to a child of a year foran indefinite time. For older children 60 (2 or more ounces) maybe given in the twenty-four hours, well diluted. Strychnine in doses gm. (gr. -j-^-) every two hours may be given to the youngestchild, and twice as much to one three years or over. The symptoms ofpoisoning should be carefully watched for. Strychnine may be givenhypodermically in the same doses, or nitroglycerin in doses of gm. (gr. -^-^ to yi~tr)> depending on the age of the chi
The practice of pediatrics . every two hours in15 (half an ounce) of water, may be given to a child of a year foran indefinite time. For older children 60 (2 or more ounces) maybe given in the twenty-four hours, well diluted. Strychnine in doses gm. (gr. -j-^-) every two hours may be given to the youngestchild, and twice as much to one three years or over. The symptoms ofpoisoning should be carefully watched for. Strychnine may be givenhypodermically in the same doses, or nitroglycerin in doses of gm. (gr. -^-^ to yi~tr)> depending on the age of the child,when rapid stimulation is called for. Other cardiac stimulants, asdigitalis, may be indicated in certain conditions of the heart. Theireffect is more lasting, but they have a tendency to upset the , such as bromide of sodium, are often required. They are tobe used when the child is restless and wearing out its strength by toss-ing about, and when there is evidence of cardiac involvement, in which Fig. 83. Method of wrapping the patient for operative or local treatment and gavage. perfect quiet means so much for the ultimate recovery of the may also be used before removing the tube in intubatedcases, and the cannula in tracheotomized cases, in order to diminishthe probability of having to reinsert it; in laryngeal cases, which havehad antitoxin for the purpose of overcoming a spasmodic attack ofdyspnea, sedatives may be given, intubation put off as long as possible,and the antitoxin given an opportunity to accomplish its purpose. No drug is so certain in these various conditions as morphine givenhypodermically in doses of to gm. (gr. ^V to ^,and repeated if necessary at two-hour intervals. As a general sedativewhen a rapid effect is not necessary, Dovers powder in doses of gm. (gr. ^ to 1) or more repeated is of good service. Emetics are of value in certain conditions, although their use ismuch more limited to-day
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