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You take a double shot of hydrogen peroxide?
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You know I have times where I want to vomit on someone while they're sleeping as a prank. Maybe I can drink some Hydrogen Peroxide and see what happens?
all my red blood cells will burst and I will be in very bad shape!! :crackup:
If anyone wants to puke on someone else (^^^^) I'd suggest ipecac syrup instead of hydrogen peroxide....
I got a neg rep (1st neg in years!) from this comment
The commercial preparation of ipecac consists of 1/14 of an alcoholic extract of the roots and rhizomes of ipecac root. The rest is composed of glycerin, sugar syrup, and methylparaben. Ipecac root itself is a poison, but in this diluted form, its ability to induce immediate vomiting means that the syrup is seldom fatal.
Ipecac has been found to have minimal health benefits, and ultimately ineffective at purging the body of poisonous substances, and as such global production of the syrup has been stopped. As the ASHP puts it, "Ipecac syrup is no longer recommended for routine management of outpatient ingestions of medications or other chemicals".
A position statement cited several times outlines critical details of its effectiveness, including this direct quote: "In experimental studies the amount of marker removed by ipecac was highly variable and diminished with time. There is no evidence from clinical studies that ipecac improves the outcome of poisoned patients and its routine administration in the emergency department should be abandoned. There is insufficient data to support or exclude ipecac administration soon after poison ingestion. Ipecac may delay the administration or reduce the effectiveness of activated charcoal, oral antidotes, and whole bowel irrigation. Ipecac should not be administered to a patient who has a decreased level or impending loss of consciousness or who has ingested a corrosive substance or hydrocarbon with high aspiration potential."
Carapichea ipecacuanha is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is native to Brazil and its common name, ipecacuanha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ipe̞kɐkuˈɐ̃ɲɐ]), is derived from the Tupi ipega'kwãi, or "duck penis".[1] The plant has been discussed under a variety of synonyms over the years by various botanists. The roots were used to make syrup of ipecac, a powerful emetic.