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Likely very little. The standard IV solutions used today are normal saline, D5W (dextrose), and Lactated Ringers. All three are primarily pure water. Normal saline for instance is 0.9% saline in a liter of water.

During WW2 in the Pacific, military doctors discovered because of a severe shortage of IV solutions, and plasma and other blood products that they could IV patients with fresh coconut water. The water from fresh coconut is sterile and contains similar components to lactated ringers.

Recall that 92% of blood volume is water, and even a moderate reduction of this percentage produces a dehydration scenario. If not treated, dehydration will result in a particularly unpleasant death.

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