Could injecting disinfectants kill harmful bacteria and viruses?
Household bleach is well-known to be relatively nontoxic when ingested in small amounts. [1] There are reports of parenteral injection of sodium hypochlorite, but these usually are inadvertent intramucosal injections into soft tissue duringdental procedures and produce only local edema and pain. [2,3]There is one report of the IV injection of a small amount of bleach. [4]
1. Eilers MA, Garrison TE: General management principles, in Rosen P, Barkin RM (eds):Emergency Medicine Concepts and Clinical Practice, ed 3. St Louis, Mosby-YearbookInc, 1992, p 2472-2473.2. Decker GL, Cohen S, Borer R: The sequelae of accidentally injecting sodiumhypochlorite beyond the root apex. Oral Surg 1974;38:633-638.3. Becking AG: Complications in the use of sodium hypochlorite during endodantic treatment. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathoi 1991 ;71:346-348.4. Froner GA, Rutherford GW, Rokeach M: Injection of sodium hypochlorite by intravenous drug users (letter). JAMA 1987;258:325.
Injection of larger amounts:5. Marreni M, Menichetti F: Accidental intravenous infusion of sodium hypochlorite (letter). DICP 1991;25:1008.6. Hay RH: Accidental systemic exposure to sodium hypochlorite (Clorox) during hemodialysis. Am J Hasp Pharm t981;38:1512-1514.
Household bleach is well-known to be relatively nontoxic when ingested in small amounts. [1] There are reports of parenteral injection of sodium hypochlorite, but these usually are inadvertent intramucosal injections into soft tissue duringdental procedures and produce only local edema and pain. [2,3]There is one report of the IV injection of a small amount of bleach. [4]
1. Eilers MA, Garrison TE: General management principles, in Rosen P, Barkin RM (eds):Emergency Medicine Concepts and Clinical Practice, ed 3. St Louis, Mosby-YearbookInc, 1992, p 2472-2473.2. Decker GL, Cohen S, Borer R: The sequelae of accidentally injecting sodiumhypochlorite beyond the root apex. Oral Surg 1974;38:633-638.3. Becking AG: Complications in the use of sodium hypochlorite during endodantic treatment. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathoi 1991 ;71:346-348.4. Froner GA, Rutherford GW, Rokeach M: Injection of sodium hypochlorite by intravenous drug users (letter). JAMA 1987;258:325.
Injection of larger amounts:5. Marreni M, Menichetti F: Accidental intravenous infusion of sodium hypochlorite (letter). DICP 1991;25:1008.6. Hay RH: Accidental systemic exposure to sodium hypochlorite (Clorox) during hemodialysis. Am J Hasp Pharm t981;38:1512-1514.
