Rouse the patient by various means, such as shouting, shaking, flapping the skin with a wet towel, &c.
Inhalations of amyl nitrite are recommended.
Artificial respiration may be necessary.
Chlorate of Potash.
Use the same treatment as for nitrate of potash (which see, [p. 696]).
Chloride of Zinc.—See [Zinc].
Chloroform—(Inhaled).
Give plenty of fresh air, pull the tongue forward, and commence at once artificial respiration. If the heart has stopped, strike the chest two or three times very hard, over the region of the heart; this has been found occasionally to restore its beat. Apply the battery, but with a weak current only; one pole may be placed on the larynx, the other at the pit of the stomach.
Inhalations of nitrite of amyl are useful. The hot and cold douche may also be used.