What do you do when you really do not have time to properly take a case? Sometimes it's an emergency but at other times you discover that your spouse or child is dreadfully ill just as you're heading out the door for work.

Always possible to give an acute remedy, but then one does need to have a presence of mind then! You need at least 3 characteristic symptoms to make a prescription, nothing else. It has never failed me.

FOr family, the constitutional is the best thing to use. And you would know that one before hand.

Biochemic remedies are excellent used even every 10 minutes and are easy to prescribe. Another good choice are Bach Flower remedies if you have them and know how to use them.

Regards,
doctorleela

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Send the patient over to my colleque.

Hans Weitbrecht
homeopath

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If you're not all that conversant with homoeopathic principles, take the day off work, find a practitioner who can take their case.

Hi Hans,

Am I the collegue you're referring to? Or do you have someone better in mind? - like a local homoeopath who can 'See' the patient?

Warm regards,
doctorleela

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Dear Rose,

This really is the question, isn't it? Just when we need homeopathy the most, we feel paralyzed. Someone's in dire straits, no time to sit down leisurely and ponder the case. Many well-trained homeopaths have confessed that they feel incompetent when confronted with an acute case.

Well, let's look at it. No time like the present.
As you know, the standard statements people make, "It hurts"; "I have a tummy ache" are of no use to us, unfortunately. We have to ask questions, and not being able to think of the questions in a crisis is what renders us helpless.

The first thing we can make note of is their position--is there's anything unusual about it?

If the person is doubled over in pain, give Colocynth right away. The position is a dead give-away--other possible remedies if Colo. doesn't work are Nux v. and Mag-phos. If the pain is causing them to stretch back in the opposite way, give Dioscorea. I've never seen that, but that's the main remedy for that.

So, position can be a factor--especially if it's peculiar in the disease, like a person with a cough who's better lying flat rather than sitting up.

What else can you notice? The onset. Is it sudden? Did the person have a sudden attack? Aconite and Belladonna are your 2 main "Sudden" remedies. They are very intense. With Aconite, expect to see a lot of fear and restlessness, there may be screaming with pain, great distress; with Belladonna, expect to feel a lot of heat radiating from the person. Aconite will be restless, but Belladonna will want to be still, because they are worse for being jarred or touched. They are likely to be angry or agitated, not so much fearful. They too may be screaming from pain and may be delirious, but their pains not only come on suddenly but disappear suddenly too.

What about collapse? Someone you're with suddenly collapses. (I hate it when that happens!) Carbo Veg. is a good consideration--especially if they want open air, a draft. Arsenicum is another good collapse remedy, but arsenicums are cold and will desire warmth and they'll be anxiety ridden and won't let you leave! Camphora--they're chilly, but they don't want to be covered, which is definite sign of this remedy.
Veratrum alb.--they will be cold and have cold sweat, yet they will be thirsty for ice cold drinks. Generally Veratrum alb. collapses after loss of fluids, like diarrhea. Aconite is another remedy for collapse.

What about a person in anaphylactic shock, because of an allergen, and perhaps suddenly he can't breathe? Give Apis.

What about a sudden attack of asthmatic breathing, gasping for breath?
Give Arsenicum.

Generally, if a person is frightened with their illness, and won't let you leave the house, think of Arsenicum and Aconite. Arsenicum will be much weaker than Aconite. Arsenicum's neediness will make you feel drained; Aconite's fright will have you just as frightened as they are.

There's a lot more to say on this topic, but I'll give others a chance to enlighten us for a while.

Snoopy

Have David Little's First Aid pages printed out and nearby.

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Very nice, Snoopy. Thanks. I keep a poster on the wall behind the computer with conditions and what remedies to use in that emergency, such as you posted and will add your information to the list.

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If you don't have time to take a case, then it might be better not to give a remedy at all. Only give remedies when you are reasonably certain of the choice - the wrong remedy can make things alot worse or add new symptoms into the picture. This is the rule for practitioners too - if you are not sure of the remedy, or you don't have time to take the case, WAIT until you do. And if it is a serious emergency, get to a hospital - don't waste time playing around with your first aid remedies - call your practitioner if you have one first (if you have time).

A case may need some time to develop, so prescribing at the first sign, or on minor symptoms may not be inappropriate, and can be frustrating. It also may cover up symptoms that would normally help a practitioner select the best remedy. There is always a temptation to use a remedy for everything - every bump, headache or scrape - and this is not the best way to use homoeopathy.

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