Part II.—Pathology and treatment of industrial poisoning

INDUSTRIAL POISONS IN GENERAL 157 Channels of absorption, classification, susceptibility, immunity 158 Fate of poisons in the body—absorption, cumulative action, excretion 162 General remarks on treatment 163 INDUSTRIAL POISONS IN PARTICULAR 169 Group: mineral acids, halogens, inorganic halogen compounds, alkalis 169 Hydrochloric acid 170 Hydrofluoric and silico-fluoric acids 171 Sulphur dioxide and sulphuric acid 171 Nitrous fumes, nitric acid 172 Chlorine, bromine, iodine 173 Chlorides of phosphorus, sulphur and zinc 174 Ammonia 175 Alkalis 176 Group: Metals and metal-compounds 176 Lead and its compounds 177 Zinc and its alloys 182 Mercury and its compounds 183 Manganese and its compounds 184 Chromium and its compounds 185 Nickel salts (nickel carbonyl) 186 Copper 188 Silver and its compounds 188 Group: Arsenic, Phosphorus 189 Arsenic and its oxides 189 Phosphorus 190 Phosphoretted hydrogen 191 Group: Sulphuretted hydrogen, carbon bisulphide, and cyanogen (nerve poisons) 192 Sulphuretted hydrogen 192 Carbon bisulphide 193 Cyanogen compounds 195 Group: Arseniuretted hydrogen and carbonic oxide (blood poisons) 197 Group: Hydrocarbons of the aliphatic and aromatic series and their halogen and hydroxyl substitution products 202 Sub-group: Hydrocarbons of mineral oils and their distillation products (benzine, paraffin, &c.) 202 Sub-group: Hydrocarbons of the aromatic series 204 Benzene and its homologues 204 Naphthalene 208 Sub-group: Halogen substitution products of the aliphatic series (narcotic poisons) 208 Sub-group: Halogen substitution products of the benzene series 209 Sub-group: Hydroxyl substitution products of the fatty series 210 Group: Nitro- and amido-derivatives of the aliphatic and aromatic series 211 Sub-group: Nitro-derivatives of the aliphatic series 212 Sub-group: Nitro- and amido-derivatives of the aromatic series 212 Turpentine, pyridene, alkaloids, nicotine, poisonous woods 215