What's given to you in the case of extreme dehydration?

[NuclearFusi0n]

What's in the IV bag hospitals pop on dehyrdated patients?

 

Usually saline solution, maybe some electrolytes added too. Not a doctor, though.

 

[Anubis]

saline solution and electrolytes usially, and some suggar

 

[eflat]

water?

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
water?

No. That would do more harm than good.

 

[brigden]

Vodka.

 

[Blastomyces]

Normal Saline a 0.9% mix of water with NaCl, or Plasmalyte, a mix of Na, K, Cl, etc.. that mimicks plasma.

Dr. Blastomyces M.D.

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: Blastomyces
Normal Saline a 0.9% mix of water with NaCl, or Plasmalyte, a mix of Na, K, Cl, etc.. that mimicks plasma.

Dr. Blastomyces M.D.

Well there ya go

Great screen name by the way, I had to google it to find out what it meant

 

[Fenixgoon]

saline solution includes electrolytes... any compounds that completely dissociate in water (KCl, NaCl, etc.) are electrolytes. want to make your own gatordae? get water, toss some salt in, and load it up on sugar.

 

[eflat]

Originally posted by: MacBaine

Originally posted by: CitizenDoug
water?

No. That would do more harm than good.

Not true by a long shot.

What if you are not in an urban setting? Do you think you have saline mix around? You're better of giving your buddy some water (very very little at first) than letting him dry up like a prune.

Edit: Nevermind I only read the title. But in a wilderness sitting obviously you do give them water.