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Analysis of Consumer Exposure Cases for Alcohol-Based Disinfectant and Hand Sanitizer Use against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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  • Hyukmin Kweon

    (Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    BenSci Inc., 4822 Elmwood Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004, USA
    Environmental Health Center, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Gumi 39371, Korea)

  • Jae-Won Choi

    (Environmental Health Center, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Gumi 39371, Korea)

  • Seong-Yong Yoon

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Gumi 39371, Korea)

Abstract

The development and distribution of vaccines and treatments as well as the use of disinfectants and hand sanitizers to cope with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has increased rapidly. As the use of disinfectants and hand sanitizers increased, the number of unintended exposures to these substances also increased. A total of 8016 cases of toxic exposure to disinfectants and hand sanitizers were reported to the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) from 1 January 2017 to 30 May 2021. The cases have been characterized by substance, sex, patient age, exposure reason and site, treatments received, and outcomes. The number of exposures correlates closely to the rise of COVID-19 cases, rising significantly in March 2020. About half of the total cases involved children less than 10 years old and 97% of those exposures per year were unintentional. In addition, the most common exposure site was the patient’s own residence. Over-exposure to disinfectants and hand sanitizers can cause symptoms such as burning and irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, coughing, chest tightness, headache, choking, and, in severe cases, death.

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  • Hyukmin Kweon & Jae-Won Choi & Seong-Yong Yoon, 2021. "Analysis of Consumer Exposure Cases for Alcohol-Based Disinfectant and Hand Sanitizer Use against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2021:i:1:p:100-:d:709190
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    1. Jane Lee Jia Jing & Thong Pei Yi & Rajendran J. C. Bose & Jason R. McCarthy & Nagendran Tharmalingam & Thiagarajan Madheswaran, 2020. "Hand Sanitizers: A Review on Formulation Aspects, Adverse Effects, and Regulations," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-17, May.
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