Bites and stings
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Crawford Long notes on remedy for poisonous insect bites
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/093
Scope and Contents
Holograph item describing case which Crawford W. Long treated on 20 May 1847 at Jefferson, Ga., in
which child experienced stomach pains, difficulty breathing, and muscle spasms following insect bite.
Long treated the child with tincture opii, Hoffman’s anodyne, and aqua ammonia. Typed transcript by
Richard A. Kern included.
Dates:
1847
