Chloroform is an anesthetic that is inhaled, and was once a widely used one. However, nowadays it isn’t because of its toxic side effects. Chloroform is another name for the colorless, dense, liquid chemical compound trichloromethane. Chloroform is nearly 40 times as sweet as sugar and has a nice odor. It is inflammable and can be used for industrial purposes like R-22 (air-conditioning), a solvent, a fire extinguishing material, and as a chemical reagent for use in synthetic reactions. Its primary use now is as an organic solvent. It is an interesting topic as chloroform is often portrayed in media as a chemical that can cause a victim that inhaled it to fall asleep quite rapidly, but in reality it takes more variables for that to happen; because of its hazardousness, it’s rarely used for treatment. Chloroform is a dense, colorless liquid made up of CHCl3 (Carbon, Hydrogen, and chlorine) and is known for being hazardous. Chloroform can be created by heating a mixture of chlorine and either chloromethane or methane. As a solvent, it is commonly used in the lab because it is relatively unreactive. It forms a …show more content…
A lot of media has depicted chloroform as being dipped in a rag and used on victims for kidnapping, like TinTin. Chloroform was once used in small doses to treat various medical problems, like cholera, gonorrhea, and cramps to name a few. When used improperly however, the doses led to serious things like coma and death. The sleep inducing chemical concoction was also once used in certain household items, like toothpaste and cough syrup, but the uses for those were banned in 1976. Being a hazardous substance, it also has been known to be used by people committing suicide. However, it takes only the right amount of dosage (about 0.12 moles) in order to truly be knocked out by its
These applications include pesticide, herbicide, defoliating agent such as Agent Orange, cleaning agent and electrical insulation. Consequently, human exposure to dioxin is not a recent phenomenon and the dangers of dioxin are not unknown. Only in recent years, especially after the Vietnam War, has the media concentrated on the dangers and impact of dioxin. The physical effect of exposure to dioxin was first seen in skin diseases developed by chemical plant workers in 1895. Exposure to dioxin results in a type of skin disease like acne called "chloroacne," since its cause was initially and incorrectly linked to chlorine gas.
It can kill you! Yeah, this thing is silent and deadly! Colorless and odorless, you never know where it can be leaking from. Can you smell? Nope! Can you taste it? Nahhh! Have you figure it out yet? The thing that might take your life right now, or maybe tonight or maybe tomorrow. No? Well, I’ll be nice and tell you. The poisonous demand that lurk through the air so free and careless is Carbon Monoxide or CO. In this paper, you will learn all what and how it can kill you plus how you can protect yourself from Mr.CO
This is just a general over view of incapacitating agents. There are other types that were not covered. With the advancements of modern science a fast acting, nonlethal, suitable incapacitating agent may be developed in the near future.
I think one of the most unique thing about carmicheal is we see a lot of different perspectives and ideas come toghether in a space and find a place of unity together And when I think about what community is it’s a abilty for individuals and families and experience in a city to come together and have a healthy and supportive relationship one another.carmicheal not only helps with the housing issues but also helps by setting up food recovery programs which provides daily meals to community ,they also organize addiction program which helps many people to staying off alcohol or drugs. I realised this place connect people with each other and making it as a better community .when I think about Carmichael outreach what continually come backs to
The purpose of this lab was to better understand how the vibrational frequencies of five different compounds were affected by the molecular shape as well as substitution. We were able to determine this using an IR spectrum of each compound as well as by predicting the vibration frequencies by using Gauss View. Furthermore, students were also able to demonstrate their skills in reading IR spectrums.
Performance enhancement drugs first came about hundred of years ago. They were first developed by the Incase of Peru in which they were to be used by soldiers to give them energy when fighting in battles. This source of energy came from burned leaves of coca trees. Today, 100 years later those same burned coca leaves are still used as a way of giving a person energy, but is now commonly known as cocaine. Many incidents related to PED’s have been recorded, but the first “recorded” drug related death in sports was in 1886 by a European cyclist. The cyclist was found to have a mixture of heroin and cocaine in his system. This athlete was very well known for his speed, which was why he was given the nickname speedball. Following that many more incidents have since been recorded.
Chloroform was discovered on the 4th of November 1847 by Dr. James Young Simpson and two of his colleagues while trying to find the ‘perfect anaesthesia’ during their experimentation the scientists accidently inhaled chloroform and the impact left them lying on the floor with no recollection of the events. Due to Snow’s uses of chloroform in November caused a debate to break out about the nature of labour and the mastering of women. When Queen Victoria was administrated chloroform for the births of her eighth and ninth child the debate lost some popularity (Snow, 2008). After these events the debate regained control after Snow voiced his opinions about chloroform “chloroform can do what others cannot, which is a deep sleep without long periods
Did you know that pesticides have been used since the 1600s? Yes in the 1600s the romans burned sulfur to kill insects and they used salts to control weeds. The romans also used honey and arsenic to control ants. The ancient romans crushed the petals of the pyrethrum and they used ants to to eat undesirable insects. By World War II, only thirty pesticides existed(During the late 19th century, farmers were using copper acetoarsenite, calcium arsenate, nicotine sulfate, and sulfur to control insect pests in crops. Pesticides are products that are intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or to mitigate any pest. Pesticide use emerged after World War II, when DDT, BHC, Aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, and 2, 4-D was introduced. After these were introduced, people began abusing these pesticides and the pests became genetically resistant to pesticides. When this happened, non-target plants and animals were harmed and pesticide residues appeared in unexpected places. Researchers during the 1960s, began developing a different approach towards pest control. This was called integrated pest management (IPM). There are ups and downs to pesticides. When we didn’t have pesticides, there was bug spots on the produce,and blemishes. Most people won’t buy the produce if it has these kind of disorders. After pesticides were invented, we didn’t have these sort of problems, therefore sales went up.
used incorrectly. It could cause short term affects and long term affects. They might be used to feel Adrenalin not knowing it can lead to health problems and sometimes even death. teenagers are the most common group of age to try inhalants.
Atrazine is one the most widely used pesticide in the United States used for commercial farming. It’s purpose as a pesticide is to limit the weeds and unnecessary plants that would take nutrition from the crops that the farmers are trying to grow. Atrazine is supposedly known for increasing crop yield up to six percent according to a cost benefit analysis, but in other more in depth studies the only increase crop yield by one percent (Ackerman 1). Currently “the wet years as much as 7% or more of total Atrazine applied can be lost to surface water sources”, according to the prompt of the assignment. Meaning 7% of Atrazine goes into Americans water sources.
Atropine has been in use for centuries, however its medicinal capability has not always been known. Atropine is found naturally in a few plants most notably the infamous Atropa Belladonna, or deadly night shade. As its name implies, deadly night shade is a poisonous plant of which atropine is one of the main poisons. Atropine was first isolated from jimson weed, a more common plant than deadly nightshade, by Greiger and Hesse in 1833. Atropine is extracted commercially from jimson weed and can be used for a few uses, mainly as a heart medication or treatment for cholinesterase agents. 1
. . that midazolam cannot reliably ensure the ‘deep, comalike unconsciousness’ required where a State intends to cause death with painful drugs” (“GLOSSIP V. GROSS”). Midazolam was therefore not believed to be an appropriate pain-killer (Bellware). They argued that according to studies, the drug did not always fully numb the pain of the patient. In the past, lethal injection was administered using a barbiturate, which is any of a type of sedative and sleep-inducing drugs derived from barbituric acid. Midazolam, is not of this class, but rather is a benzodiazepine, which is of any type of heterocyclic organic compounds. Drugs such as these are meant to merely reduce anxiety, not pain. States that have used the drug midazolam have had instances where the prisoner, who was believed to be unconscious, would begin to move and struggle in pain when the next drugs were administered (“GLOSSIP V.
The drug is a yellowish, hygroscopic powder, stabilized with anhydrous sodium carbonate as a buffer (RxList, 2017). This anesthetic is a fast-acting barbiturate (sleep-inducing drug) that slows the activity of the central nervous system. This shot is not an analgesic (pain killer) that numbs pain nerves, instead it rapidly puts a person into a state of unconsciousness that’s hypothetically deep enough to make pain undetectable. The drug amplifies the effect of GABA, a neurotransmitter that depresses brain activity. The shot blocks the actions of an excitatory brain receptor, AMPA, which acts in many parts of the brain. The state of unconsciousness can be reached in as little as 30 seconds. A single dose is intended to last throughout the last two injections to prevent any pain. The second injection follows a saline that is very quickly flushed through the intravenous line. Saline (a solution of salt in water) is a neutral substance commonly used to push a drug into the bloodstream more quickly. Then, pancuronium bromide is administered. It acts as a
There are several forms of antihistamine, some like carbinoxamine are available by prescription and others are obtainable as over-the-counter medicines. Antihistamines help to reduce or block histamines, so they stop allergy symptoms – they can also cause unwanted side effects. Not all of the effect will occur, nor will they all be serious unless you have an underlying conditions requiring medical attention when taking this drug.
1. The labels have fallen off of three bottles thought to contain hydrochloric acid, or sodium chloride solution, or sodium hydroxide solution. Describe a simple experiment which would allow you to determine which bottle contains which solution.