ACUTE CARBOLIC ACID POISONING: RECOVERY.

A Case of Carbolic Acid Poisoning

on a toilet-table in the room. The man had evidently taken the poison with intent to commit suicide. On taking the drink he made for his bed, but before he could reach it lie fell down, collapsed, and expired. 'Ihat death was due to shock would be evident from the following post-mortem report, which has beeu very kindly supplied to me by Dr. J. S. Calvert, Civil Surgeon, who examined the body. ...

A Case of Carbolic Acid Poisoning

23rd July, 4-55. p.m.? Weather, cloudy and moist. Body of an adult, man about 36, well nourished. Jaws firmly closed. Slight rigidity in the knee joints, none in the elbows. Whitish froth escaping freely through the left nostril and slightly from the mouth. Superficial veins of the body turgid; dark venous looking liquid blood flowed out, as some of them were cut while opening the chest. Thorac...

Carbolic Acid in Whooping Cough

a letter from Dr. Cole, New-Zealand, suggesting the internal use of Carbolic Acid in whooping cough, and having two cases at the time under my care, I was induced to try the remedy which in both acted as a " specific." Case I.?A little girl jet. two years. The acid was administered in ? grain doses with Glycerine every two hours ; at the end of 24 hours the symptoms were much less severe, and t...

Acetic Acid an Antidote to Carbolic Acid

Silt,?I have the honour to ask you to publish tho followingnote on the uso of acetic acid as an antidote to carbolic acid. Once when I was cleaning a wound I had to dip my hand over and over again into carbolic lotion (1 in 40), and L soon found a painful sensation in my arm from fingers to shoulder joint. I then found that I had a scratch on my finger. [ applied some acetic acid on a piece of ...

Carbolic Acid and Scorpion Stings