Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
BenSci Inc., 4822 Elmwood Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 23;19(1):100. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010100.
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.
疫苗和治疗方法的开发和分发，以及消毒剂和手部消毒剂的使用，以应对 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）感染，这些都迅速增加。随着消毒剂和手部消毒剂的使用增加，这些物质的意外接触数量也增加了。从 2017 年 1 月 1 日至 2021 年 5 月 30 日，美国毒物控制中心协会（AAPCC）共收到 8016 例消毒剂和手部消毒剂中毒报告。这些病例的特点是物质、性别、患者年龄、暴露原因和部位、接受的治疗和结果。接触的数量与 COVID-19 病例的上升密切相关，在 2020 年 3 月显著上升。大约一半的总病例涉及 10 岁以下的儿童，每年 97%的接触都是无意的。此外，最常见的暴露部位是患者自己的住所。过度接触消毒剂和手部消毒剂会导致眼睛、鼻子和喉咙灼烧和刺激、咳嗽、胸闷、头痛、窒息等症状，在严重的情况下，甚至会导致死亡。
