Tetanus

— See also, Spasmodic Affections. Acetanilid. Aconite: in large doses to control muscular spasm. Acupuncture: on each side of the spines of the vertebræ. Alcohol: will relax muscular action, also support strength. Anesthetics: to relax muscular spasm. An tim onium Tartar a tum: in large doses, along with chlorate of pota ium. Antipyrine. Apomorphine: as a motor paralyzer. Arsenic. Atropine: local injection into the stiffened muscles to produce mild poisoning. Useful in both traumatic and hysterical tetanus. Belladonna. Bromides: in very large doses frequently repeated. Cannabis Indica: serviceable in many cases; best combined with chloral. Chloral Hydrate: in large doses; best combined with bromide or cannabis indica. Chloroform. Cocaine Hydro chlorate. Coniine Hydro bromate. Conium. Curare: an uncertain drug. Curarine. Duboisine: like atropine. Eserine. Freezing the Nerve: in traumatic tetanus has been proposed. Gelsemium: in a few cases it has done good. Heat to Spine: will arrest convulsions. Hyoscyamus: in traumatic. Ice-bag to Spine. Lobelia: a dangerous remedy. Morphine: injected into the muscles gives relief. Nerve stretching: where a nerve is implicated in the cicatrix, has done good. Neurotomy: in the same cases. Nicotine: cautiously administered relieves the spasm; best given by rectum or hypodermically; by the mouth it causes spasm which may suffocate. Nitrite of Amyl: in some cases it cures. Nitroglycerin: like the preceding. Opium: alone or with chloral hydrate. Paraldehyde. Physostigma: the liquid extract pushed to the full. Given by the mouth, or rectum, or hypodermically. Physostigmine. Quinine: in both idiopathic and traumatic tetanus. Strychnine: the evidence, which is doubtful, seems to show that it is beneficial in chronic and idiopathic tetanus: should be given only in a full medicinal dose. Tetanus Antitoxin. Urethane. Vapor Baths. Warm Baths.