A system for treating an acidotic patient includes an intravenous-fluid supply system, an automated fluid mixer and dispenser connected to the intravenous-fluid supply system to receive at least one supply fluid therefrom, an electronic control system configured to communicate with the automated fluid mixer and dispenser, and an intravenous line fluidly connected to the automated fluid mixer and dispenser. The intravenous line includes an intravenous connecter configured for injecting intravenous fluid dispensed from the automated fluid mixer and dispenser intravenously into the acidotic patient. The electronic control system is configured to control at least one of a total volume or a flow rate of the intravenous fluid to be injected into the acidotic patients blood based on at least a measured pH of the acidotic patients blood and based on a composition of the at least one supply fluid. An intravenous solution for treating acidosis includes sodium bicarbonate and at least one of disodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, and tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane dissolved in an aqueous solution. The intravenous solution has a pH of at least 10 and a total concentration of osmolites within a near isotonic range.
