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What would happen if a person was given a transfusion with pure water?
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∙ 9y ago
Likely very little. The standard IV solutions used today are normal saline, D5W (dextrose), and Lactated Ringers. All three are primarily pure water. Normal saline for instance is 0.9% saline in a liter of water.
During WW2 in the Pacific, military doctors discovered because of a severe shortage of IV solutions, and plasma and other blood products that they could IV patients with fresh coconut water. The water from fresh coconut is sterile and contains similar components to lactated ringers.
Recall that 92% of blood volume is water, and even a moderate reduction of this percentage produces a dehydration scenario. If not treated, dehydration will result in a particularly unpleasant death.
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Expands
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hydrogen is given off and an alkaline is formed
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The person will die
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If you exercise and drink no water you decrease the amount of water in your body. You become dehydrated. This is not healthy.
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It is mainly used as a tool to distract the crying person and help them relax.
What happen to plants when they get insufficient water?
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The solution must have the same percentage of water as healthy cells have, or the cells will take in too much water and be damaged/killed.
