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Two sachets of oral rehydration salts, Germany, 1981
Sachets, two of six, of oral rehydration salt mixture for diarrhoea dehydration, 1981
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Diarrhoea can cause dehydration especially in the elderly and young babies. In poorer parts of the world this can prove fatal. This packet of oral rehydration salts (ORS) would be mixed with water and drunk to replace any minerals and vitamins lost – often as an emergency measure.
The German company that made these salts, Nutrichem GmbH, worked with UNICEF, the United Nations International Children’s Fund. UNICEF now delivers ORS packets throughout the world. The sachets are shown with measuring spoons for salt and sugar rehydration solutions (1981-1449).
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- 1981-1491 Pt1
- type:
- oral rehydration salts
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- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
