Product ID:POTASSIUM CHLORIDE INJ., USP
MSDS Date:06/20/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-080-1987
MSDS Number: BWLFG

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POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 7447-40-7

RTECS: TS8050000

AQUEOUS SOLUTION

Fraction By Weight: 100%

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50(RAT,ORAL)=2500-3314MG/KG.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:EYE IRRITANT. OVERDOSAGE CAN LEAD TO
HYPERKALEMIA(TOO MUCH POTASSIUM),WEAKNESS,CARDIAC ARREST,
CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE.MORE COMMON ADVERSE REACTIONS ARE
VOMIT,NAU,ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT,DIARR DUE TO GI TRACT IRRIT.USE OF
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE HAS LEAD TO BLEEDING & GASTRIC ULCERATION IN
SOME PATIENTS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:PER MSDS:CARCINOGEN:NOT LISTED.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE IRRITANT. HYPERKALEMIA, WEAKNESS, CARDIAC
ARREST, CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE, VOMITING, NAUSEA, ABDOMINAL
DISCOMFORT, DIARRHEA, BLEEDING & GASTRIC ULCERATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MFG. TARGET
ORGANS:EYE, HEART, GI TRACT.

First Aid:SCRUB & WASH EXPPOSED PARTS WELL W/SOAP & WATER. INGEST:CALL
PHYSICIAN. EYE:WASH WITH WATER FOR @LEAST 15MINS. CALL PHYSICIAN.

Flash Point:NON-FLAMMABLE
Extinguishing Media:PER MSDS N/A. HOWEVER USE APPROPRIATE EXTINGUISHING
MEDIA FOR SURROUNDING FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE.

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB WITH SUITABLE MATERIAL, FLUSH WITH
WATER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:NONE.
Other Precautions:POTASSIUM IS AN ESSENTIAL MINERAL. POTASSIUM CHLORIDE
IS ADMINISTERED ORALLY WHEN POTASSIUM IN BODY HAS BEEN DEPLETED.
USUAL CLINICAL DOSE RANGES BETWEEN 750-6000MG/DAY IN FORM OF
TABLETS OR POWDER FO R ORAL SOLUTION.

Respiratory Protection:NONE REQUIRED.
Ventilation:NO SPECIAL PROVISIONS REQUIRED.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER GLOVES.
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSE, GOGGLES.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health

HCC:N1
Spec Gravity:WATER(APPROX)
pH:3.5-8
Viscosity:WATER(APPROX)
Solubility in Water:AQUEOUS SOLUTION
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NEGLIG

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
VIOLENT REACTION WITH BRF3 (H2SO4 AND KMNO4).
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION, IT EMITS
TOXIC FUMES OF CL.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSE OF SOLUTION IN SEWER. BURY IN LANDFILL.

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