In an emergency trauma room, a doctor accidentally gives a patient a large transfusion of distilled water directly into one of his veins instead of blood. If distilled water was given to the patient instead of blood, this could result in hemolysis of the erythrocytes(red blood cells).
Hemolysis of the erythrocytes is a condition whereby red blood cells are being denatured and ruptured in the body if a large quantity of water is being transfused into the body system. The hydrogen ion concentration in the water solution and the blood was attributed to the denaturation.
Water for injection can produce hemolysis, which can lead to patient damage, including death if significant amounts are accidentally delivered intravenously without being made isotonic.
Therefore, we can conclude that If distilled water was given to the patient instead of blood, this could result in a serious lethal condition and cause hemolysis of the erythrocytes(red blood cells).
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