What is it called, somtimes you see them do it in movie, and people just spring up after they just fainted
2007-03-10 15:12:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Ammonia...
Smelling salts are also known as ammonium carbonate, a whitish, crystalline solid ((NH4)2CO3.H2O).
When placed in water, it is called "aromatic spirits of ammonia."
Smelling salts are used to arouse consciousness because the release of ammonia [NH3] gas that accompanies their use irritates the mucous membranes of the nose and lungs, and thereby triggers an inhalation reflex (that is, it causes the muscles that control breathing to work faster). One such smelling salt is ammonium carbonate (NH4)2CO3.
2007-03-10 15:15:01 · answer #1 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Aammonium Carbonate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonium_carbonate
smelling salts........
2007-03-10 15:15:43 · answer #2 · answered by char__c is a good cooker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite often, it's a capsule that contains a form of amonia, ammonium carbonate.
2007-03-10 15:16:15 · answer #3 · answered by TeriR 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Epson Salt
2007-03-10 15:15:20 · answer #4 · answered by Masta N8 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Ammonium carbonate (smelling salts).
2007-03-10 15:16:08 · answer #5 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its Smelling salt ...strong stuff heh
2007-03-10 15:15:41 · answer #6 · answered by garrwing 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's amonia.They call it sniffing salts tho.
2007-03-10 15:15:41 · answer #7 · answered by sunkissed299 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
smelling salt, Im not sure of the chemical compound though.
2007-03-10 15:14:53 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They're ammonia capsules and they really stink.
2007-03-10 15:15:13 · answer #9 · answered by Just Me Alone 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
ammonia capsule
2007-03-10 15:15:12 · answer #10 · answered by richard c 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋