Ok lol I know this is funny but while syphoning high octane from a container into my car though a water pipe, I swallowed a small gulp. :P:P:P Started coughing immediately and felt a awful taste. This stuff is STRONG!! I didnt vomit or anything but im still burping fumes. Obviously concerned, I went to the internet to see of there is any immediate danger. Apparently swallowing in smaller amounts is not that toxic. Here is a very informative piece I found regarding this. I hope it helps other members here as well.
Petrol (gasoline) and petroleum ethers are sometimes abused by breathing in the vapour (solvent sniffing). White spirit and paraffin do not give off enough vapour to be abused in this way.
How they cause harm
Liquid petroleum distillates irritate and inflame body tissues. Those that spread quickly across a surface can enter the air passages when they are swallowed, or during vomiting, and inflame and damage lung tissues. This is particularly likely to happen if mineral spirit, kerosene, mineral seal oil or petroleum naphtha is swallowed. Swallowing or breathing in petroleum distillates may affect the brain. These chemicals are irritant to skin and eyes.
Abuse of petrol affects the brain and may affect the heart. Chronic abuse may damage the liver and kidneys and cause permanent brain damage. Abuse of petrol containing tetraethyl lead as an antiknock agent may cause lead poisoning.
How poisonous they are
Even very small amounts of those liquid petroleum distillates that flow easily, sometimes as little as one or two mouthfuls, can cause severe lung oedema. The risk from slow-flowing liquids is not so great. The brain is not usually affected unless a large amount has been swallowed or breathed in.
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What to do
Give first aid. If breathing stops, open the airway and give mouth-to-mouth respiration. If the patient is unconscious or drowsy, lay him or her on one side in the recovery position. Check breathing every 10 minutes and keep the patient warm.
