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Electrolyte Solution & Dehydration
The electrolyte solution sold in pharmacies. These preparations are used to prevent dehydration, so they prevent the child from running out of water and essential minerals (electrolytes). Much can be stored for 48 hours in the refrigerator once the container has been opened. Sachets of powder or solution form ice will last longer. Check expiration dates. Doctors recommend using commercial formulations.
If you do not have on hand (during the night, for example, so pending the opening of the pharmacy), you can prepare a dehydration solution back home. You must comply strictly following proportions:
- 360 ml (12 oz) of pure orange juice, unsweetened
- 600 ml (20 oz) of boiled water cooled
- 2.5 ml (1 / 2 tsp) salt
Prevent Dehydration
In this period Announces Plans heatwave summer of 2007, prevent malnutrition and dehydration among vulnerable people is a priority. Thus, Nestle Clinical Nutrition with the support of ADMR, Association of Domestic Help in Rural Areas launched a campaign to educate the general public and health professionals about the risks of dehydration of elderly patients.
Called ’2 water sources in a single gesture, “this campaign is distributed throughout France in the form of leaflets, available from doctors and pharmacists and posters in surgeries. These data point out that the daily requirement of water (1.8 to 2.3 liters) are covered by as much food as drink, any decrease in supply causing a water deficit.
To prevent dehydration and malnutrition, nutritional supplements are sometimes needed to bring water, calories, protein, vitamins and minerals. Thus it is possible in a single gesture to improve the nutrition and water balance of the fragile person.