Intentional ingestion of hand sanitizer in an adult psychiatric unit

Stevens, Debra L.; Hix, Meri

doi:10.9740/mhc.2020.03.060

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“…Also the excessive use of hand sanitizer may cause minor skin irritations. The symptoms like central nervous system depression, hypotension, hypothermia and decreased respiratory drive arising from isopropanol toxicity have also been reported 31 .…”

Section: Using Hand Sanitizer If Soap Is Not Availablementioning

confidence: 98%

Study of Morphological Nature of Coronavirus: Causes and Prevention

Meetkamal¹,

Dwivedi²

2020

J. Pure Appl. Microbiol.

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The emergence of an unusual Corona virus (COVID-19) flu pandemic starting in China in December 2019, spreading all around the globe is a major threat to public health. The investigations have shown this virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan. However, the unavailability of medicines for the new disease is a big challenge all around. An attempt has been made in the present article to familiarize about the morphology of the virus. The study of effect of pH, temperature and relative humidity is also depicted. Various preventive measures have also been discussed. The natural dietary measures suggested in the paper would be very beneficial to improve and boost the immunity of the mankind.

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Section: Using Hand Sanitizer If Soap Is Not Availablementioning

confidence: 98%

Study of Morphological Nature of Coronavirus: Causes and Prevention

Meetkamal¹,

Dwivedi²

2020

J. Pure Appl. Microbiol.

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“…Stevens and Hix also described a female patient admitted in hospital with underlying psychiatric illness who was later shifted to ICU in a critical condition after consuming hand sanitizer containing IPA along with some other unknown intoxicants [23]. Death of a 24 years old person was described by Shetty et al after consuming sanitizer containing IPA [39].…”

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“…Even, most of the symptoms are considered to be because of parent compound rather than the metabolite. Coma has been seen if the IPA concentration is more than 150 mg% (less in comparison to ethanol) [22,23]. CNS and respiratory depressant effect of IPA are more than ethanol [24].…”

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Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer: Abuse During Lockdown Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic

Sarma

2021

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are popular alternative to the traditional handwashing with soap and water in both healthcare and community settings. Although some people use to carry small sanitizer bottles with them during travel; its utilization by common people come into picture during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of sudden requirement of those products within a short time, there was even shortage during the initial days. Once nationwide lockdown was declared in India, to prevent community spread; all the shops were closed including wine shops. During this tough time, many alcohol withdrawal cases were reported from different regions. Some people started taking hand sanitizers as a replacement for potable alcohol. Because of high alcoholic content and adulteration with methanol or any other substances, most of the people became ill and they were hospitalized. Deaths were also reported from different states following its consumption. Addiction to hand sanitizers is now considered as one of the overlooked problems globally. It is very difficult to erase the problem, especially among teenagers. Multi-task approach involving different populations at different levels are required to handle this problem.

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“…The toxicity of ABHSs consumption can be aggravated in patients on anti-depressant prescription (Richards 2020). Surprisingly, suicidal or accidental ingestion of ABHSs has also been reported in hospital settings for patients undergoing treatment for different medical conditions (Jorge et al 2020;Lim 2020;Stevens and Hix 2020). Caution must be exercised with ABHSs usage in patients on disul ram getting treated for their "alcohol use disorders".…”

Section: Hand Sanitizer Associated Toxicity and Health Hazardsmentioning

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Unravelling the Enigma of Hand Sanitizer In COVID-19 – A Bibliometric Analysis of Related Publications Over the Year

Samuel

Babu

Arjunan

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Alcohol-based sand sanitizers (ABHSs) are effective in controlling the spread of COVID-19 and has been integrated to our daily life since the onset of the outbreak. However, the sudden and unprecedented global induction of ABHSs has not been smooth, as conflicting reports continued to pour into the public domain, not all for good reason. This review, therefore, attempts to identify the emerging aspects of ABHSs in the era of COVID-19. Articles indexed in Scopus and PubMed on “hand sanitizer” published between January 2020 and February 2021, were screened based on PRISMA guidelines, and classified into different thematic groups. Selected articles on hand sanitizers (101) primarily echo “health hazard” (40, 39.6%) associated with accidental/intentional exposure, methanol toxicity, or occupational irritant contact dermatitis. Articles on “formulations” (23, 22.8%) and “efficacy” (18, 17.8%) mainly refer to alcoholic preparations, though a small subset of formulations has been actually been tested against SARS-Cov-2. Articles on semi-alcoholic, non-alcoholic, or even ayurvedic preparations have been implicated without a standardized efficacy report. Quality concern (12, 11.9%), and shortage (8, 7.9%) have also been reflected in publications during the pandemic. However, this representation is somewhat overinflated given that 28% of total articles are of review, editorial, letters, and not actual case studies. Many potential studies designed in the pandemic might not have reached to publication stage. However, the implication from existing studies on the use of ABHSs can still be useful to build better public awareness, and prioritize interventional strategies among stakeholders.

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Intentional ingestion of hand sanitizer in an adult psychiatric unit

Cited by 9 publications

References 19 publications

Study of Morphological Nature of Coronavirus: Causes and Prevention

Study of Morphological Nature of Coronavirus: Causes and Prevention

Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer: Abuse During Lockdown Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic

Unravelling the Enigma of Hand Sanitizer In COVID-19 – A Bibliometric Analysis of Related Publications Over the Year

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