| Overdose treatment in early 20th century Russia |
[May. 23rd, 2013|06:02 pm]
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What was the treatment for an opiate overdose in early 20th century Russia? The year is around 1910-1925. (The world is not quite the same as ours so there's some wiggle room here.) I poked around Google looking for 'historical overdose treatment', 'laudanum overdose', etc. (and I tried on runet a bit) but all I can really find is general information on famous Victorian so-and-sos who might have died that way and advice for real life people who have access to modern medicine. From what I understand, this would have been just before mechanical respirators and EKGs were in common use, and quite a long time before naloxone or other opioid antagonists. (EDIT: I also just checked Notes of a Young Doctor by Mikhail Bulgakov, in case it's useful to anyone, the titular doctor treats a diphtheria patient who's choking to death with a camphor injection and a trach, but I'd rather my characters was up and talking the next morning.) Patient injected morphine, is currently unconscious and not breathing well. Thanks for the help in advance. |
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