Product ID:POTASSIUM CHLORIDE INJ, USP
MSDS Date:06/20/1991
FSC:6505
NIIN:01-251-5461
MSDS Number: BWMJG

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POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

CAS: 7447-40-7

RTECS: TS8050000

WATER

CAS: 7732-18-5

RTECS: ZC0110000

LD50 LC50 Mixture:ORAL LD50 (RATS): 2500-3314 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:NO Skin:YES Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY BE IRRITATING TO THE EYES.
OVERDOSAGE CAN LEAD TO HYPERKALEMIA, WEAKNESS, CARDIAC ARREST AND
CARDIOVASCULAR COLLAPSE. THE MORE COMMON REACTIONS ARE VOMMITING,
NAUSEA, ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT AND DIAR RHEA DUE TO IRRITATION OF THE
GI TRACT.MAY LEAD TO INTESTINAL BLEEDING AND GASTRIC ULCERATION.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:THIS COMPOUND CONTAINS NO INGREDIENTS AT
CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.1% OR GREATER THAT ARE CARCINOGENS OR SUSPECT
CARCINOGENS.
Effects of Overexposure:EYE IRRITATION, WEAKNESS, CARDIAC ARREST,
CARDIOVASCULAR DISCOMFORT, DIARRHEA, VOMITING, NAUSEA, ABDOMINAL
DISCOMFORT, INTESTINAL BLEEDING, GASTRIC ULCERATION.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:EYES: FLUSH WITH WATER FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE HOLDING EYELIDS
OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. SKIN: REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING.
WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER. IF IRRITATION PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION. IN HALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. RESTORE BREATHING. GET
MEDICAL ATTENTION. INGESTION: DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. GET MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

Flash Point:NONFLAMMABLE
Lower Limits:NOT GIVEN
Upper Limits:NOT GIVEN
Extinguishing Media:NONFLAMMABLE. USE MEDIA SUITABLE FOR SURROUNDING
FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:NONFLAMMABLE. USE PROCEDURES SUITABLE FOR
SURROUNDING FIRE.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Spill Release Procedures:ABSORB LIQUID WITH SUITABLE ABSORBENT
MATERIAL. FLUSH WITH WATER.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE WITH
ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Other Precautions:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Respiratory Protection:NOT NORMALLY REQUIRED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST AND MECHANICAL (GENERAL) VENTILATION TO
MAINTAIN EXPOSURE LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:RUBBER
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES OR GOGGLES
Other Protective Equipment:AN EMERGENCY EYE WASH STATION AND SHOWER
SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER HANDLING PRODUCT
AND BEFORE EATING DRINKING OR SMOKING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
REPORTED IN RTEC TO BE MUTAGENIC IN ASSAYS CONDUCTED IN BACTERIA AND
YEAST.

HCC:C3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:NOT GIVEN
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Pres:NOT GIVEN
Vapor Density:NOT GIVEN
Spec Gravity:ABOUT 1
pH:3.5-8
Evaporation Rate & Reference:NOT GIVEN
Solubility in Water:COMPLETE
Appearance and Odor:CLEAR LIQUID
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NIL

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
VIOLENT REACTION WITH BRF3 (H2SO4 AND KMNO4)
Stability Condition to Avoid:HEAT, OPEN FLAME
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN HEATED TO DECOMPOSITION, IT EMITS
TOXIC FUMES OF CL.

Waste Disposal Methods:PREVENT WASTE FROM CONTAMINATING SURROUNDING
ENVIRONMENT. DISCARD ANY PRODUCT, RESIDUE, DISPOSAL CONTAINER OR
LINER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS.

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