Article Title |
Treatment of Croup |
Type |
article |
Date |
1891-06-22 |
Paper |
Provo Daily Enquirer |
Page |
3 |
Creator |
A Doctor; North, S. N. D. (Simon Newton Dexter), 1849-1924 |
Contributors |
World (New York, N.Y. : 1883 : Daily); Popular science monthly (New York, N.Y. : 1872) |
OCR Text |
Show marment OF WHAT TO DO FOR THE DISEASE IN THE ABSENCE OF A DOCTOR Ean gerona croup a from false croup the latter may be treated without medical aid bat a physicians advice Is alway safe the particularly dangerous characteristic of cromp is like pneumonia its suddenness dixs action is so rapid and tha little patient is BO soon in a condition that is very near to death that parents lose their heads and from extreme fear and anxiety are unable to coolly go to work with their best judgment there are two sorts of croup one in which the hoarseness and choking are caused by a sort of spasm or contraction of the glottis and known to physicians as pseudo croup or false croup and in this there is little or no formation of membrane with false croup there is much tightness the same harsh brassy cough the breathing is wheezy difficult and rapid the attacks come on with catarrh and hoarseness and are apt to recur several nights sometimes coming on in the daytime there are many causes for an attack of false croup sometimes it originates from the stomach an exceptionally hearty supper or some indigestible food eaten during the evening may set up an irritation which will bring on the symptoms of false croup but of course the usual cause is exposure and wet feet it is really a mild disease and quickly subsides under proper treatment and is not apt to be followed by dangerous complications cat ions for immediate relief wet a towel in cold water and wring it out just dry enough to prevent its dripping and fold it about the childs neck then cover this with dry towels or flannel claths cloths to prevent the pillow etc from being wet in many cases this wet packing of tha throat is all that is necessary leavon it on until the breathing is easy and natural and be sure to rub the child dry and warm after taking off the pack it is well to put a light woolen bandage about the throat for the remainder of the night but never accustom a child to being bundled up if the cold pack does not prove sufficient to give relief at once give repeated doses of of ipecac larger or smaller according to the violence of the spasm until vomiting ensues an excellent cough medicine to keep in the house and one which works well incises incases of false croup is the old fashioned mixture of of squalls and paregoric or a mixture of glycerine and water in equal parts if with this treatment the child does not get easy and fall into a natural sleep but on the contrary the choking sensation continues or becomes worse you may conclude that you have a case on hand of true croup and the sooner yon get a doctor the better GUARDING AGAINST CROUP false croup you may relieve tonight and tomorrow morning there may be no trace of it tomorrow night and the next night and for several nights it may come on again as badly as ever it is not so however with true croup there is no let up in this case the condition grad bally gets more and more severe until death ensues from suffocation or until the disease to treatment the average duration of a case of real croup is about seven or eight days and many methods and remedies are advised both false and true croup may bo guarded against in great measure it is a mistake to accustom children to such bundling and wrapping up when they go out that active exercise is not easily taken and of course I 1 would not have you go to the other extreme and not clothe them warmly enough but it they are strong and lively the latter course is really the safest provided they can coma indoors fo rest and get warm book to it that their feet are attended to when they come in from playing in the wet A good rubbing or better detill bathing in alcoa and water and then rubbing and dry warm stockings will often prevent a case of croup or some other form of cold if they are weak or not really active and strong a course of iodide f iron will usually bring them up see to it that they are regular and rather lax in their bowel movements or nearly every preparation of iron has a tendency to promote constipation WHAT TO DO FOR CROUP death is almost always caused by suffocation fo on account of the closing up of the glottis by the membrane which forms so rapidly that constant attention with the or spray is necessary to impede its growth whichever method of applying is used any application that is irritating is dangerous and should be avoided as or instance nitrate of silver and several of the mineral acids probably the best solvent is freshly made lime water and it may readily be applied in form of vapor without any apparatus pa ratus small pieces of fresh lime may be put into a wide mouthed bottle answer and water poured upon it to slake it and the patient may then breathe the fresh vapor as it arises in cases of true croup this is probably the best course to pursue until the doctor comes tincture of iron full strength may bo applied to the membrane with a camels hair pencil or a the latter instrument is simply a bit of fine soft sponge fastened securely with silk thread to the end of t piece of whalebone or reed about as long as a lead pencil and is simply a swab with this swab diluted lactic acid may be applied to the membrane and next to lime water it is probably the best and safest solvent that can be used to prepare it for use simply aal the add to water until it has a decidedly sour taste an attack of croup it is necessary that we should do everything to keep the patient nourished as the tremendous exertion of breathing together with the apprehension of fatal result are most exhausting hau sting A doctor in NewY oric world ancient american claths cloths the mexicans baun and wove cotton and the peruvians both cotton and wool into fabrics which the spaniards found in every way eqbal to anything they had known at hiou the peruvians in particular were adeata in the art when pizarro made the conquest 0 their country in 1533 he found in the incan four species of animals little different from each other which he called the sheep of the country cameros de la terra because general resemblance to the spanish sheep and the similar utilization of ita fiber two of the species the and alpaca had been in a state of domestication from time immemorial the remaining varieties the vicuna and the guan aca living in a wild state in the fast nesses of the andes from a variety of sources weare we are able to obtain minute details of importance tho which the government attached to these animals and the large part which they played ia the domestic economy of the country S N D in popular science monthly if vaseline or butter be applied to the alan immediately after a blow of any and there will be no discoloration but to be effectual it must be used di the accident the bruised feeling may be relieved by witch hatol |
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