can you drink gasoline ? what would the results be?

Question

I'm serious here.
Now by gasoline i mean regular gas, that you put in your automobile.
I expectantly understand that it's very likely to produce vomiting, but are there any other effects?
Also how long (on average) would you expect before these symptoms set in?
Don't worry I'm NOT encoraging poisoning, and obviously don't intend to do this myself.
But i really was wondering has there been any research on the matter.

Answer 1

Gasoline is a mild skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant. Ingestion of gasoline causes mild to severe irritation to the gastrointestinal mucosa; chemical pneumonitis is often severe. Systemic effects of gasoline exposure are mainly a result of CNS depression.
Systemic effects can occur from all routes of exposure. Exposure to low concentrations may produce flushing of the face, staggering gait, slurred speech, and mental confusion. Higher concentrations may result in unconsciousness, coma, and possible death due to respiratory failure.
Gasoline vapors sensitize the myocardium which may result in ventricular fibrillation. Delayed effects may include hemorrhage of the pancreas and fatty degeneration of the liver and of the proximal convoluted tubules and glomeruli of the kidneys.
Acute Exposure
Most adverse health effects from acute exposure to gasoline are caused by the hydrocarbon component. However, persons who have repeated or massive exposure (e.g., inhalation abuse, prolonged skin contact) to leaded gasoline may develop lead poisoning (lead is no longer added to gasoline in the United States). Immediate effects of exposure to gasoline are primarily due to pulmonary injury and CNS depression. Other systemic effects may develop over several hours. Components of gasoline probably crosses the placenta and may be excreted in breast milk.

Children do not always respond to chemicals in the same way that adults do. Different protocols for managing their care may be needed.

CNS
Acute gasoline exposure can cause transient CNS excitation followed by CNS depression. Confusion, giddiness, nausea, headache, blurred vision, dizziness, and weakness can occur. In massive exposures, rapid CNS depression, respiratory depression, seizures, loss of consciousness, coma, and death have been reported.

Respiratory
Gasoline can irritate the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. Pulmonary congestion, edema, acute exudative tracheobronchitis, and intrapulmonary hemorrhage have been reported in severe exposures. Pulmonary aspiration of ingested gasoline may cause pneumonitis.

Exposure to certain chemicals can lead to Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS), a chemically- or irritant-induced type of asthma.

Children may be more vulnerable because of relatively increased minute ventilation per kg and failure to evacuate an area promptly when exposed.

Hydrocarbon pneumonitis may be a problem in children.

Cardiovascular
Gasoline vapors sensitize the myocardium to circulating epinephrine which may cause potentially fatal ventricular fibrillation.

Renal
Inhalation of massive amounts of gasoline may result in fatty degeneration of the proximal convoluted tubules and glomeruli and renal failure. Ingestion of gasoline has been reported to cause oliguria, tubular necrosis, interstitial edema, hematuria, reduced creatinine clearance and elevated serum creatinine, elevated urinary protein, glucose, and hemoglobin, and elevated BUN.

Gastrointestinal
Damage to the digestive tract following ingestion of gasoline may include severe esophagitis, gastritis, degeneration of the epithelium, and mucositis of the oral cavity.

Dermal
Gasoline vapors can cause inflammation of the skin. Prolonged contact with liquid gasoline causes significant irritation (i.e., irritant contact dermatitis), degreasing, and burns. Redness and blisters may occur.

Ocular
Eye irritation from gasoline vapors begins at about 200 ppm. Inflammation is generally slight. When splashed in the eye, gasoline may cause burning pain and transient corneal injury. Chronic exposure to gasoline may cause damage to the cornea, retina, and ciliary body.

Potential Sequelae
Acute hydrocarbon-induced CNS depression generally is completely reversible after exposure ceases unless the episode has been complicated by lack of oxygen. Acute renal toxicity may persist for several weeks following ingestion of gasoline, but usually resolves with treatment. Chronic lung dysfunction may result from pulmonary aspiration.

Answer 2

Gasoline is not as readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract as from the respiratory tract. Breating the concentrated fumes (a must if you're drinking the stuff) can cause rapid death.

In adults, about 20 to 50 g can cause severe intoxication and 350 g (12 oz.) can result in death for a 70 kg individual.

As little as 10 to 15 g (less than one-half ounce) may be fatal in children.

Symptoms of intoxication by ingestion of gasoline can range from vomiting, vertigo, drowsiness and confusion to loss of consciousness, convulsions, hemorrhaging of the lungs and internal organs, and death due to circulatory failure.

Ingestion can cause irritation to the gastrointestinal mucosa and can be complicated by pulmonary aspiration, resulting in chemical pneumonitis.

Answer 3

I'm no doctor but I don't think a person could actually drink the stuff. The body would reject it immediately and you'd vomit. I believe that the mucous membranes in your digestive tract would offer very little protection so there would be rapid and maybe permanent damage to all the tissues that came into direct contact. You wouldn't be able to actually digest it and break it down into anything usable to your body. A hospital could probably pump it out of your guts and give you stuff to save you. Without that you'd probably die very badly. Of course, anyone dumb enough to try it is probably too stupid to live anyway.

Answer 4

The result is that the vapors are likely to get in your lungs (as you belch) irritating them and causing a sort of chemically-induced pneumonia, which can be just as life threatening as bacterially- or virally-cause pneumonia. What is worse, since it is due to a chemical irritant rather than a life form, antibiotics are of no use against it. Please be careful in working with gasoline. The fumes are dangerous even if they are not ignited.

21 NOV 06, 1641 hrs, GMT.

Answer 5

Yes, you can drink gasoline.
It probably would not be survivable.
The surface tension would cause it to cover the inside of your mouth,enter your lungs and cause chemical pneumonia.
Umm try Dr. pepper!!

Answer 6

Don't know about gasoline, but I heard that diesel was very toxic and you would die. My father used to sell kerosene to an old boy who drank it.

Answer 7

NOT NO! BUT HELL NO! ! ! ! !
If it didn't kill you could possibly cause blindness, massive stomach problems, Severe burning of throat, nerve damage just to name a few. Then we get to it causing cancer! ! !
None of it pretty! ! ! ! ! And it will also rot your teeth as if the rest isn't back enough.

Answer 8

i dont know how serious it could get, but it might kill u. just thinking abt drinking gasoline is a crazy wacky idea.

Answer 9

the result would probabley be six feet under the ground if doctors can't help you.

Answer 10

Yeah if you want to die!!!Da I'm not trying to be mean but it's obvious

Answer 11

Yes. You fall asleep and don't wake up ever again.