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Woman dies drinking a half gallon water in 20 minutes, keep up the electrolytes in summer.
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<blockquote data-quote="Decoligny" data-source="post: 4087347" data-attributes="member: 41077"><p>I spent three days in the hospital in Hawaii from massive dehydration. Evacuated from the eruption of Mt Pinatubo, Philippines in June. Three hours in the midday sun in Navy Landing Craft, 10 degrees N of the Equator, followed by all afternoon waiting in the sun for evac aircraft. Then another 24 hours in a hangar in Guam with very little water. Arrived in Hawaii and couldn’t stand up to get off the cargo plane. They put 13 liters of fluid in me three days. It had electrolytes in it. I was so dehydrated that my body wouldn’t let me swallow water, which was actually a good thing, as it could have easily killed me.</p><p></p><p>What happened to her was a massive loss of electrolytes. Her electrolyte level was very low and brain function and nerve conductivity require enough electrolytes to conduct electricity.</p><p>The infusion of plain water into her system diluted the remaining electrolyte to a point where her brain couldn’t conduct enough electricity to sustain life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Decoligny, post: 4087347, member: 41077"] I spent three days in the hospital in Hawaii from massive dehydration. Evacuated from the eruption of Mt Pinatubo, Philippines in June. Three hours in the midday sun in Navy Landing Craft, 10 degrees N of the Equator, followed by all afternoon waiting in the sun for evac aircraft. Then another 24 hours in a hangar in Guam with very little water. Arrived in Hawaii and couldn’t stand up to get off the cargo plane. They put 13 liters of fluid in me three days. It had electrolytes in it. I was so dehydrated that my body wouldn’t let me swallow water, which was actually a good thing, as it could have easily killed me. What happened to her was a massive loss of electrolytes. Her electrolyte level was very low and brain function and nerve conductivity require enough electrolytes to conduct electricity. The infusion of plain water into her system diluted the remaining electrolyte to a point where her brain couldn’t conduct enough electricity to sustain life. [/QUOTE]
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