Attempted Suicide by Chloral-Hydrate: Recovery

Idiopathic Tetanus Treated with Chloral Hydrate; Recovery

July. The day following he was admitted into hospital as an in-patient. Symptoms on Admission.?Extreme rigidity of muscles of neck, jaws, and back; abdomen and extremities also slightly affected; can barely open his mouth; bowels costive; pulse hard and quick ; tongue white and dry. Complains of great thirst, but can with difficulty swallow. Temperature of body normal. Tetanic spasms follow at ...

Chloral and Chloral Hydrate

These substances were considered by a previous Working Group, in February 1995 (IARC, 1995). Since that time, new data have become available and these have been incorporated into the monograph and taken into consideration in the present evaluation.

Chloral and Chloral Hydrate

Chloral hydrate

Major uses Chloral hydrate (synthesized in 1832 and introduced into medicine 1869) is the oldest member of sedative-hypnotic drugs. To the same group belong paraldehyde, bromide, urethane, and sulfonal. Metabolite of chloral hydrate, trichloroethanol, is also an excellent hypnotic agent, but is not often used as such due to its physical and irritant properties. At present, chloral hydrate is la...

Case of Traumatic Tetanus Treated with Chloral Hydrate: Recovery

At the time of his admission he had spasms about every ten minutes, and cculd swallow nothing but fluids, although able to open his mouth enough to admit an ordinary spoon. Pulse 90; temperature in armpit 105?. Bowels had been costive for several days, until the day before admission. At 8-30 a.m. given 20 grs. chloral hydrate. Slept for some hours, and had no spasms during sleep. 5 p.m., anothe...