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1. Wait for reaction.

2. Never neglect to calm those suffering from mental shock by a cheerful word, and personal presence.

3. Give alcohol, ether, spirits, or wine, a quarter of an hour before an anaesthetic.

4. Make the anaesthesia short; never begin it until everything is ready; suspend it during the less painful dressing. Consciousness returns tardily. Keep up the anaesthetic no longer than is necessary.

5. As rapid an operation as can be prudently done.

6. As short a dressing as is practicable.

7: As a cardinal point, avoid chilling the patient to promote reaction after the operation.

1. Persistent and carefully applied dry heat. Be careful about accidental burns.

2. Liquid nourishment, combined with a stimulant, and a little laudanum by enema.

3. Subcutaneous injection of brandy.

4. Aromatic spirits of ammonia by the mouth. Champagne is sometimes retained when other things are rejected.

5. Black coffee and brandy, the stimulant par excellence, when it can be retained on the stomach.

6. Quiet; a horizontal, or more than horizontal position; assurance that all is over and doing well. - Dr. D. W. Cheever.

Local Treatment

8596

℞ Sulphuris sublimati, Alcoholis, Tincturae lavandulae compositae,

Aquae camphorae.......āā ℥ j

M. S. Use as a lotion.

- H. G. Piffard, M. D.

8597

℞ Misturae amygdalae.......℥ iij

Hydrargyri chloridi corrosivi..............gr. iv

Spiritus rosmarini........℥ j

M. S. Let the parts affected be washed with a little of this lotion three times a day.

- D. R. Thomas.

8598

℞ Adipis..............3 v

Sulphuris,

Acidi taunici....... āā. gr. xv

M. S. Apply every morning. In the morning bathe the parts with warm water, to which a little rum may be added. - M. Rodet.

8599

℞ Hydrargyri bichloridi......grss

Tincturae lavandulae...... 3 ijss

Aquae destillatae.........℥ x

M. S. Apply locally. - M. Doyen.

8600

℞ Potassii sulphureti,

Tincturae benzoini.....āā 3 ijss

Aquae..............3 x

M. S. Two tablespoonfuls in a glass of warm water, to be used externally. - M. Hardy.

8601

℞ Hydrargyri bichloridi......gr. ij

Sodii boratis ... ......3 ss

Glycerini............℥ j

Aquae.............℥ vij

M. S. Apply frequently.

- Dr. Tilbury Fox.

8602

℞ Hydrargyri chloridi corrosivi..............gr. j

Tincturae benzoini........3 j

Aquae..............3 vj

M. S. Apply locally. - Prof. Hebra.