Orally, KCl is toxic in excess; the LD50 is around 2500 mg/kg (meaning that a lethal dose for 50% of people weighing 75 kg (165 lb) is about 190 g (6.7 ounces), or about 38 teaspoons). Table salt is about as toxic. Intravenously this is reduced to just over 100 mg/kg, but of more concern are its severe effects on the cardiac muscles; high doses can cause cardiac arrest and rapid death, ergo its aforementioned use as the third and final drug delivered in the lethal injection process. SOURCE CITED :: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_chloride
narcotic followed by a lethal dose of potassium chloride.
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potassium chloride
Yes, it is extremely dangerous, 1g is the lethal dose.
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table salt substituteagent to stop heart in lethal injection executionsetc.
The human lethal dose of sodium chloride (LD50) is 3 g NaCl/kg body.
It's used as the third and final injection in the "lethal injection" method of execution in order to stop the heart. An certain quantity of potassium and chloride is essential for various biochemical functions in the body (particularly in the brain and muscles), but in large quantities it can be harmful. The oral LD50 is around 2500 mg/kg body weight. The intravenous lethal dose is much lower.
In lethal injections it is the third drug that is used to stop the heart.
sodium thiopental, pancuronium bromide, and potassium chloride all given in order
Consumption of a large dose of potassium ions, such as potassium chloride, induces a vomiting reflex to expel most of the potassium before it can be absorbed
No, potassium chloride contains potassium chloride.