NOTE - This is posted as historical informaton only! For current medical information, call your local Poison Control Center. For a medical emergency, call you local authorities.

Stedman's Shorter Medical Dictionary

Poisons & Antidotes
by T. L. Stedman, M.D., Wilcox & Follett Co., 1942

---Chloral---
Symptoms: Burning pain from lips to stomach; moderate excitement followed by deep sleep; stertorous respiration, muscular relaxation; pupils contracted; pulse and respiration weak.

Treatment: Lavage with alkaline water; warmth to body; strychnine adrenalin; artificial respiration, oxygen.

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