COVID-19: Increased Risk of Poisoning Associated With Use of Alcohol Based Sanitizer. by Aishwarya Nair on December 17, 2020 at 12:04 PM
Cases of intentional and unintentional sanitizer poisoning have been reported. During this COVID-19 pandemic the poisoning cases have soared.
In the United Kingdom, alcohol based hand sanitizer poisonings reported to the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) increased by 157%. From 1 January 2019 to 16 September 2019 the cases reported were 155. On the contrary from January 1 and September 14 2020 the 398 cases were reported.
The major requirement is to protect those at higher risk of intentional or unintentional swallowing of alcohol based sanitizer. Population at a higher risk are children, people with confusion/ dementia or people with mental health problems.