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Stedman's Shorter Medical Dictionary
by T. L. Stedman, M.D., Wilcox & Follett Co., 1942
Poisons & Antidotes
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Symptoms:
Salivation, vomiting, diarrhea; physical and mental depression; tremors,
staggering gait, labored breathing; pupils first contracted, later
dilated; pulse rapid; abdominal cramps, numbness and coldness of
extremities.
Treatment: Emetics or lavage with tannin in water; recumbency;
castor oil, stimulants, inhalation of amyl nitrite.
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