Strychnine in Snake-bite

TitleStrychnine in Snake-bite
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1892
JournalAustralasian Medical Gazette
Volume11
Pagination113-114, 137-138, 168-169, 423, 448-449
Type of ArticleJournal Article
Accession NumberPR0000127
Abstract

Newspaper and police reports of cases; large doses of strychnine; fatal snake bites - Gippsland (V.), Glen Innes (N.S.W.), Toowoomba (Q.), Warragal (V.), Myrtleford (V.); death adder bite; injection of strychnine, potassium permanganate; amputation of a finger; forced exercise; black snakes required for Dr. Martin's experiments.