Fig. 5

Blood volume expansion (a) and volume of infused fluid remaining in the body (b) when three beverages are combined to create a stable expansion of the blood and peripheral tissues in the approximate proportion 1:1. A low total (x1) and multiples thereof are shown. Computer simulation based on the kinetic constants from Table 2. Three intakes or doses (0, 60 and 240 min) of different fluid combinations and volumes are simulated up to 420 min. The first dose requires a different composition than the other two