HEART DISEASE, Emergency Treatment
Categories: Circulatory SystemFor collapse or fainting, loosen
clothing, lie down, rub camphor on forehead, and keep quiet.
To Revive When Fainting. Smell of camphor or aromatic spirits of ammonia.
Put one to two teaspoonfuls of whisky or brandy in eight teaspoonfuls of
hot water, and give one or two teaspoonfuls at a time and repeat often.
Some are not accustomed to stimulants and it may strangle them, so give it
slowly. Pulse is weak in such cases, calling for stimulants.
2. Pearls of Amylnitrite. Break one in a handkerchief and put the
handkerchief to the patient's nose so that he may inhale the fumes.
Stimulant. A person with heart valvular trouble should always carry
pearls of amylnitrite. Inhale slowly so as not to get too much of it at
once.
More
-
Gustatory
Concerning the sense of taste. ... Haematuria
Blood in the urine. ... HAEMOPHILIA
"Bleeders."--This is a hereditary disorder characterized by a tendency to persistent bleeding, spontaneously or even after a slight injury. Causes. Usually hereditary through many generations. It is transmitted through daughters, themselves usually ... HAINES'S GOLDEN SPECIFIC FOR OPIUM HABIT
Myrica Cerif 8 ounces Ginger Powdered 3 ounces Capsicum, powdered 1/2 ounce Mix. The above amount would cost about 40 cents. ... HALL'S HAIR RENEWER
Sulphur Precipitated 1/2 dram Lead Acetate 1/2 dram Sodium Chloride 1 dram Glycerin 4 ounces Bay rum 1 ounce Jamaica rum 2 ounces Water enough to make ... Hamamelis
Genus of shrubs or small trees (family Hamamelidaceae), including the witch hazels. Dried leaves of a witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) of the eastern U.S. used formerly as a tonic and sedative. ... HAMBURG BREAST TEA
Marshmallow Flowers 2 ounces Glycrrhiza Root 6 drams Iris Florentina 2 drams Coltsfoot 1 ounce Mullein Flowers 1/2 ounce Anise Seed 1/2 ounce Mix. The above amount would cost... HAMLIN'S WIZARD OIL
Alcohol 1 pint Gum Camphor 1 ounce Oil Sassafras 1/2 ounce Tincture Myrrh 1/2 ounce Tincture Capsicum 1/2 ounce Chloroform 1/2 ounce Mix. I consider this... HARDENED WAX OR IMPACTED CERUMEN
This mass may be mixed with foreign bodies or be made up of "wax" alone. Symptoms. A large mass of wax may remain in the ear for many years without causing any special loss of hearing so long as the plug does not rest against the drum and there remai... HARE-LIP
This is due to the fact that the flesh or bony parts do not quite properly unite. It may form a single or double hare-lip, or complicated, or it may involve the soft parts, or the hard (bony) and soft parts at the same time. It is always to one or the o... HARTER'S WILD CHERRY BITTERS
Wild Cherry Bark 1 ounce Yellow Cinchona Bark 1 dram Orange Peel 2 drams Cardamon Seed 1 dram Wild Ginger 1/2 dram Alcohol Dilute 12 ounces Honey 2 ounces ... Hartshorn
Antler of a hart, formerly used as a source of ammonia and in smelling salts. Ammonium carbonate. ... HAY FEVER. (Rose Cold, June Cold or Hay Asthma)
This inflammation of the nose occurs in August and September. It is really a nervous affection of the nose membrane. Causes. A predisposition: A peculiar sensitive area in the mucous membrane of the nose. An exciting cause circulating in the air, the... HEADACHE
This term means a pain in the head, all over the head, or at one particular spot. It may be only a symptom of a general constitutional derangement, some disease of some other organ, a temporary inability of some organ like the stomach, liver, bowels, et... HEADACHE
Acetanilid 160 grains Citrate Caffein 1 dram Sodae Bicarbonatis 15 grains Tartaric Acid 5 grains Simple Elixir to make 4 ounces Mix. Dose: One-half to one teaspoonful half hour ap... HEADACHE (Cephalalgia)
Belladonna 3X dil. One to two drops every half hour until better. Pounding throbbing headache, eyes red, and pain. Bryonia, 2X dil. same way. Stomach trouble, headache, worse on motion, in forehead, full forehead, bilious feeling. Nux Vomica 3X tri... HEADACHE FROM CONSTIPATION
This is frequent. There is generally a dull, heavy feeling in the forehead, the head feels full and sometimes dizzy, the patient feels blue and morose, the tongue is coated on its back part, mouth tastes bitter, patient is drowsy and stupid and work goe... Headache, Lemon Juice and Coffee for
"A teaspoonful of lemon juice in a small cup of black coffee will relieve." This is an old tried remedy and one that will be found beneficial. ... HEART DISEASE, Emergency Treatment
For collapse or fainting, loosen clothing, lie down, rub camphor on forehead, and keep quiet. To Revive When Fainting. Smell of camphor or aromatic spirits of ammonia. Put one to two teaspoonfuls of whisky or brandy in eight teaspoonfuls of hot water... HEART DISEASES, FLUTTERING, PALPITATION, ETC
Tincture Digitalis 2 drams Elixir Valerian 1 ounce Simple Syrup to make 4 ounces Mix. Dose: Teaspoonful at once. In ten minutes another, and afterward every four hours for twenty-four hours or less. When there... HEART FAILURE
The pulse may be slow and weak or fast and weak. Digitalis. Give five drops of the tincture in a little water. Another dose can be given in fifteen minutes. Then another in an hour, if necessary. ... HEART-BURN
Nux vomica 3X trit. (tablet form), Mercurius vivus 3X trit. (tablet form), Bryonia alb. 2X dil. are main remedies. ... HEARTBURN
Tincture Nucis Vomicae 1 ounce Dose: Take five drops three times a day before meals. This is good. The above amount would cost about 15 cents. ... HEAT STROKE
Called also heat exhaustion; thermic fever, coup de Soleil. A condition produced by exposure to excessive heat. Heat Exhaustion. This is caused by continued exposure to high temperatures, especially while working hard. Symptoms. Prostration with co... Hellebore
Plants of the genus Helleborus, native to Eurasia, most of which are poisonous. Plants of the genus Veratrum, especially V. viride of North America, yielding a toxic alkaloid used medicinally. ... HELLEBORE, WHITE AND GREEN. Symptoms
Pain and burning in the bowels, vomiting and diarrhea, slow weak pulse, pupils dilated usually. Treatment. Emetics, such as mustard water, warm salt water, goose grease, vaselin, etc.; stimulants, strong coffee, brandy, whisky. Keep patient quiet and... HEMATURIA
(Blood in the urine). Aconite 2X dil., etc., beginning, when there is fever. Cantharis 3X dil. Ten drops every two hours. Urine pains in passing little at a time. Terebinth 3X dil. When the urine has a good deal of blood in it. ... Henbane (black Henbane, Insane Root)
Poisonous Eurasian plant (Hyoscyamus niger) having an unpleasant odor, sticky leaves, and funnel-shaped greenish-yellow flowers. It is a source hyoscyamus, hyoscamine and scopolamine. henna Tree or shrub (Lawsonia inermis) of the Middle Eas... Hepatica (liverleaf)
Woodland plants of the genus Hepatica, especially H. americana of eastern North America, having three-lobed leaves and white or lavender flowers. ... HEREDITARY ATAXIA. Friedrich's Disease
This peculiar disease is due to a degenerative disease of the posterior and lateral columns (parts) of the spinal cord, occurring in childhood, and often in several children of the same family. Causes. More in boys than in girls and oftener in the co... Herpes Zoster
Varicella-zoster virus: A herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles. Causes an acute viral infection--inflammation of the sensory ganglia of spinal or cranial nerves and the eruption of vesicles along the affected nerve path. It usually... HICCOUGH
This is caused by intermittent, sudden contraction of the diaphragm; obstinate hiccough is a very distressing symptom and sometimes it is hard to control. 302 MOTHERS' REMEDIES Causes. Inflammatory causes. It is seen in gastritis, peritonitis... HINKLEY'S BONE LINIMENT
Oil of Wormwood 40 minims Oil of Hemlock 2 drams Oil of Thyme 2 drams Oil of Turpentine 4 drams Fluid Extract Capsicum 1 dram Alcohol to make 4 ounces Mix. The above amo... HIP JOINT DISEASE. (Morbus Coxarius)
This is more common in children than in adults. Cause. It is usually tubercular. Symptoms. First stage. It may be overlooked; slight lameness, a little stiffness is noticed at times. The muscles begin to dwindle. Second stage. Child limps very p... HIVES
Apis Mel. 2X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every two hours. ... HIVES, Nettle Rash (Urticaria). Causes
Foods such as shell fish, strawberries, cheese, pickles, pork and sausages. Medicines that may cause it. Quinine, copaiba, salicylic acid, etc. Disorders of the stomach and bowels. Insects, like mosquito, bedbug, etc. MOTHERS' REMEDIES. 1. Hives or...