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Stedman's Shorter Medical
Dictionary
by T. L. Stedman, M.D.,
Wilcox & Follett Co., 1942
Poisons & Antidotes
---Aconite---
Symptoms: Tingling
of the mouth and numbness, soon extending to the entire surface of the
body; strangling sensation in the throat and difficult swallowing; sense
of sinking and pain in the epigastrium; nausea and salivation followed by
violent vomiting; great prostration, cold extremities, staring eyes.
Treatment: Lavage with water containing iodine; or potassium
iodide, artificial respiration; warmth to surface of the body; stimulants,
ammonia, brandy by enema or hypodermically.
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