| Poison | Prominent Symptoms | Antidotes and Treatment |
|---|
| Strong Acids:
Muriatic,
Nitric,
Sulphuric (vitriol),
Oxalic.
| Burning sensation in mouth, throat, and stomach; blisters about mouth; vomiting; great weakness | No emetic Saleratus; chalk; soap; plaster from the wall; lime; magnesia; baking soda (3 or 4 teaspoonfuls in a glass of water). |
| Alkalies:
Caustic potash and soda,
Ammonia,
Lye,
Pearlash,
Saltpeter.
| Burning sensation in the parts; severe pain in stomach; vomiting; difficulty in swallowing; cold skin; weak pulse. | No emetic Olive oil freely; lemon juice, vinegar; melted butter and vaseline; thick cream. |
| Arsenic:
Paris green,
Rough on rats,
White arsenic,
Fowler’s solution,
Scheele’s green. | Intense pains in stomach and bowels; thirst; vomiting, perhaps with blood; cold and clammy skin. | Vomit patient repeatedly, give hydrated oxide of iron with magnesia, usually kept by druggists for emergencies; follow with strong solution of common salt and water. |
| Other Metallic Poisons:
Blue vitriol,
Copperas,
Green vitriol,
Sugar of lead,
Corrosive sublimate,
Bedbug poison. | Symptoms in general, same as in arsenical poisoning. With lead and mercury there may be a metallic taste in the mouth. | Emetic with lead; none with copper and iron; white of eggs in abundance with copper; with iron and lead give epsom salts freely; afterwards, oils, flour, and water. No emetic with mercury; raw eggs; milk, or flour, and water. |
| Phosphorus from
Matches, rat poisons, etc. | Pain in the stomach; vomiting; purging; general collapse. | Cause vomiting. Strong soapsuds; magnesia in water. Never give oils. |
| Opium:
Morphine,
Laudanum,
Paregoric,
Dover’s powder,
Soothing syrups,
Cholera and diarrhœa mixtures | Sleepiness; dullness; stupor; “pin-hole” pupils; slow breathing; profuse sweat. | Cause vomiting. Keep patient awake by any means, especially by vigorous walking; give strong coffee freely; dash cold water on face and chest. |
| Carbolic Acid:
Creasote. | Severe pain in abdomen; odor of carbolic acid, mucous membrane in around mouth white and benumbed; cold and clammy skin. | No emetic. Milk or
flour and water; white of eggs. |
| Aconite:
WolfsbaneMonkshood | Numbness everywhere, great weakness; cold sweat. | Vomit patient freely.
Stimulating drinks. |
| Belladonna
Deadly NightshadeAtropia | Eyes bright, with pupil enlarged; dry mouth and throat. | Vomit patient freely. |
| Various Vegetable Poisons
Wild parsley,
Indian tobacco,
Toadstools,
Tobacco plant,
Hemlock,
Berries of the Mountain Ash,
Bitter sweet, etc. | Stupor, nausea, great weakness and other symptoms according to the poison. | Cause brisk vomiting. Stimulating drinks. |