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What Is The Life Expectancy After The Intake Potassium Chloride?
A friend of mine has taken potassium chloride... Before sometime., M not sure what it is and how has he taken it, I am on my way bit it s going to take me another 12 hrs to reach him... Some say he drank it some say he injected it? What is the likely hood of his survival and what would be the afternoon effect F he makes it.. N what amount is lethal ¿
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
Potassium chloride is similar to salt, which is sodium chloride. It is sometimes used as a salt substitute for people who can't take salt in their diet. If he drank it, he might get upset stomach and not feel well for a while, depending on the dose. But unlikely to be life threatening taken orally. However, injection of potassium chloride can cause death within minutes as it stops the heart. The dose for this to happen is very small. Hope this helps.
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