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Bookmark or Share- Hand Sanitizer: What's the Real Story? | Poison ControlHand sanitizer exposure is as dangerous as exposure to other sources of alcohol. A hand sanitizer product with 60% ethanol is as potent as 120-proof liquor. If swallowed, hand sanitizer can lower blood sugar. In extreme, untreated situations, it can lead to a coma and seizures.
- People are dying after drinking hand sanitizer, CDC says - CNNPeople are getting sick and even dying after swallowing hand sanitizer, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Four died and others have suffered impaired vision or...
- Don’t drink the hand sanitizer - TMC NewsHand sanitizers containing at least 60 percent ethanol or isopropanol should be used for external hygiene, according to the CDC. However, due to high demand, companies outside of the U.S. have started replacing the recommended types of alcohol with a dangerous substitute: methanol.
- Drinking Hand Sanitizer To Get Drunk: Dangers And EffectsDrinking hand sanitizer poses a serious risk for addiction in part because store-bought varieties can be up to 120-proof. The higher the alcohol content, the greater the risk for dependence, addiction, and other dangers associated with heavy drinking.
- Serious Adverse Health Events, Including Death, Associated with ...Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is a liquid, gel, or foam that contains ethanol or isopropanol used to disinfect hands. Hand hygiene is an important component of the U.S. response to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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