“ADVANCE CHEMISTRY II”

 
SUBMMITED TO:

                                  MA’AM TAYYABA 

 SUBMMITED BY:    

                          Neha Ayub                      S/2018-2413

          
                           

     

       Department of science education (I.E.R)

Q1. What is ORS?
Ans. Ors stands for Oral rehydration solutions. Oral rehydration solutions (ORS) are used to
treat dehydration caused by diarrhea, a common illness in travelers. Unlike other fluids, the
ratio of the ingredients in an ORS matches what the body needs to recover from a diarrheal
illness.

Q2. What is the history of ORS?

Ans. Captain Phillips of the US Army in 1964 first successfully tried oral glucose saline on two
cholera patients. Following this, scientists working at the Cholera Research Laboratory, Dhaka,
and the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Calcutta, contributed to the development of modern oral
rehydration salt (ORS) solution.

Q3. Find out the ingredients /chemical composition/recipe of ORS?

 Ans.An ORS contains three ingredients:

1. Clean water that has been boiled or disinfected or from a commercially sealed bottle.
2. Electrolytes (also called “salts”), which are chemicals that your body needs to function
properly.
3. Carbohydrates, usually in the form of sugar.

Chemical Composition of ORS

COMPONENT CHEMICAL FORMULA CHEMICAL FORMULA

Sodium chloride NaCl 2.6
Sodium chloride C6H12O6 13.5
Sodium chloride KCl 1.5
Trisodium citrate, dihydrate C6H5Na3O7,2H2O 2.9

recipe of ORS
1. Wash hands with soap and clean water.
2. Pour all the powder from one sachet of ORS into a clean container that will hold at least
one litre of liquid.
3. Pour one litre (or the amount indicated in the instructions) of the cleanest water
available into the container and mix it with the powder.
4. Give the patient frequent sips from a cup or spoon until he or she is no longer thirsty. (A
spoon is especially suitable for young children.)
 5. If the patient vomits, tell the caregiver and wait ten minutes before giving more.
6. You can add half a cup of orange juice or a mashed banana to the solution to make it
taste better.
7. If ORS is still needed after 24 hours, make a fresh solution.
8. If the patient does not improve or signs of severe dehydration appear, take the patient
to a health clinic.

ORS at home

Recipe for homemade salt sugar solution:

1. Wash your hands with soap and water before preparing the solution.
2. In a clean container mix:
 One litre of safe water.
 Half a small spoon of salt (3.5 gms).
 Four big spoons (or eight small spoons) of sugar (40 gms).
3. Stir the salt and the sugar until they dissolve in the water.
4. Give the patient frequent sips from a cup or a spoon until he or she is no longer thirsty.
(Spoonfuls are especially appropriate for young children.)
5. If the patient vomits, tell the caregiver and wait ten minutes before giving more.
6. You can add half a cup of orange juice or a mashed banana to the solution to make it
taste better.
7. If ORS is still needed after 24 hours, make a fresh solution.
8. If the patient does not improve or signs of severe dehydration appear, take the patient
to a health clinic.