HealthDay Reports: Poisonings Linked to Cleaning Products Are Rising Along With Coronavirus Fears
There's been a more than 20% spike in the number of poisoning emergencies reported to the National Poison Data System, compared to the same time last year, a report found.
Poisonings Linked to Cleaning Products Are Rising Along With Coronavirus Fears
TUESDAY, April 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A woman overcome by toxic fumes from her kitchen sink is rushed to the hospital; a toddler is treated in the ER after swallowing hand sanitizer.
As Americans' obsession with disinfecting their homes against coronavirus rises, so are the number of poisoning emergencies like these, a new government report finds.
"Exposures to cleaners and disinfectants reported to NPDS [the National Poison Data System] increased substantially in early March 2020," noted a team led by Dr. Arthur Chang, a researcher at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In fact, there's been a more than 20% spike in the number of such poisoning emergencies reported to the NPDS, compared to the same time last year, the report found.