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Add some information about its appearance.

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Making it read the appearance box is Brown-reddish liquid instead of Brown-reddish. 2001:EE0:4BC6:DB70:8C60:E4FE:CDA3:8239 (talk) 14:58, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Both the liquid and the gas phases are dull reddish-brown. –LaundryPizza03 (d) 15:09, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

minor correction

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The Applications, Other Uses sentence "...and it was removed from over-the-counter sedative products like Bromo-Seltzer, in 1975" should be changed to "... and sodium bromide was removed from..." because Bromo-Seltzer never had elemental bromine.71.230.16.111 (talk) 06:42, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done SSSB (talk) 11:32, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

add to History

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Add to History, next to the last paragraph:

By 1864, a 25% solution of liquid bromine in .75 molar aqueous potassium bromide[1] was widely used[2] to treat gangrene during the American Civil War, before the publications of Lister and Pasteur.[3] 71.230.16.111 (talk) 11:21, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If that's the case it might be more suited to add to potassium bromide. Reconrabbit 12:13, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The active ingredient was bromine; the KBr solution simply provided solubility in water, more suitable for internal surgical use than alcohol. Ref. 1 also mentions that in 1868 "Mr. Marshall and Mr. Southam used a solution of 1 scruple of bromine in 1 oz. of spirit for unhealthy wounds, and found it useful, but very painful"
The point is that in 1864 it was established as a drug.71.230.16.111 (talk) 23:04, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Done   Maproom (talk) 18:09, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Hospital Gangrene - Erysipelas. Bromine (Bromum) Treatment". The formula commonly employed was: "bromine, 1 oz.; bromide of potassium, 160 gr.; water, 4 oz."
  2. ^ "Hospital Gangrene in the Civil War".
  3. ^ Manring, M. M.; Hawk, Alan; Calhoun, Jason H.; Anderson, Romney C. "Treatment of War Wounds: A Historical Review". In 1863, the Union medical officer Middleton Goldsmith (1818–1887), stationed in Louisville, KY, reported the results of a treatment protocol that called for débridement of all necrotic tissue and application of a mixture of bromine, bromide of potassium, and water applied to dressings.