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Hello. was just curious as to what would happen to me if i were injected with 10mls of water for injection through my iv line?
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Harmful: Infusion of plain water intravenously, even if it's sterile, can potentially cause destruction of your red blood cells(hemolysis), although it would have to be a larger volume to cause severe hemolysis. The destroyed red blood cells cause damage to kidney tubules. Don't mess with your iv line!!
Answered 4/27/2018
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Nothing: No problem. The main risk would be infection if the water (or the injection technique was not sterile.
Answered 8/30/2016
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