Re: RC: Re: Re: Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment

[Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@mindspring.com>]

You can use betadine or idoine for cleaning out wounds but you sure wouldn't
give it IV! Hydrogen peroxide acts as both an oxidizing and a reducing agent.
Its oxidizing properties are used in the bleaching of substances, such as hair.
In dilute solutions its oxidixing properties act as a disinfectant. I cannot
understand why anyone would use such a chemical IV.

T


Claudia Provin wrote:

> > OK, maybe I was missing something, but NO WAY would you give hydrogen
> > peroxide intravenously.  This stuff is way toxic to cells and there's no
> > justification for it in an IV solution for anything.
>
> Susan--if hydrogen peroxide is toxic to cells---does that mean we should not
> use it for cleaning out wounds?
>
> Claudia
>