Important: Safety Warning
This page gives first-aid or emergency advice that predates modern medicine and can make an emergency worse. Do not follow it. In any medical emergency, call emergency services and follow current first-aid guidance.
In addition, this page presents medical treatment from an era before modern medicine. The remedies described are ineffective against the conditions named, and some of the ingredients or doses are harmful. Do not use them to treat any illness; consult a qualified medical professional.
This information has been left in for historical purposes but should not be acted upon.
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PRUSSIC ACID
-Antidotes-Pump on back, smelling-salts to nose, artificial breathing, chloride of lime to nose. Strong prussic acid kills instantly. PEARLASH, SOAP LEES, SMELLING-SALTS, NITER, HARTSHORN, SAL VOLATILE.- Antidotes-Lemon-juice and vinegar and water.
ARSENIC, FLY-POWDER OR WHITE ARSENIC, KING'S YELLOW OR YELLOW ARSENIC. -Antidotes-Emetics, limewater, soap and water, sugar and water, oily drinks.