How long does chloroform knock you out for?

Unlike the movies, chloroform is not fast acting. A soaked rag held over a victim's face would take up to five minutes to render them unconscious. Once unconscious an individual would require additional applications to remain “under”. The effects ... read more

Chloroform “knocks you out” for as long as it is applied, this could be for 20 minutes to two hours with a 20–30 minute recovery time; during which there will be intense shivering, severe nausea and more than likely vomiting, then a severe headache lasting hours. Unless you're asking how long does it take to knock someone out with chloroform. read more

While the right dose of chloroform soaked in a rag can definitely knock you unconscious, it would take much longer than what they show in movies (you wouldn’t drop unconscious just by taking a whiff!). read more

you know in movies or when someone scares u.. well u gasp bc ur scared and when u do that u suck in alot of air and if a rag is socked in chloroform then it could knock u out i a matter of seconds but if ur working around it then it might take some time. read more