Some nursing and medical terms explained / by Alfred T. Schofield.

  • Schofield, A. T. (Alfred Taylor), 1846-1929.
Date:
Between 1880 and 1889-?
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Credit: Some nursing and medical terms explained / by Alfred T. Schofield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SOME pRSIfiG AflD ffiEDlGRIt TEftVIS EXPLAINED. Danger of Ignorance. Nothing can be more dangerous than to misunder- stand what the doctor says, and nothing can be more annoying than to hear him use words we cannot under¬ stand. We therefore explain, in simple language, some of the words and appliances used in medicine, surgery, and nursing. Weights and Measures. First of all as to the weights and measures used. You often get bottles of medicine labelled “ a sixth part,” or “ two tablespoonfuls to be taken three times a day.” Now it is well to understand that two proper-sized tablespoonfuls eqfial a fluid ounce, which is written thus 5p. A proper-sized tablespoon holds exactly four teaspoonfuls, and each teaspoon should hold 60 drops, which is a drachm, written thus 5y . As spoons vary in size, the only safe course in taking medicine is either to have the bottle marked in tablespoonfuls or in doses, or, if it is not marked, to buy a marked measured glass holding one ounce. These can often be obtained for one penny each. The ordinary medicine bottle