Acute ethanol poisoning in a 6—year—old girl following ingestion of alcohol—based hand sanitizer at school.docVIP

Acute ethanol poisoning in a 6—year—old girl following ingestion of alcohol—based hand sanitizer at school BACKGROUND： Alcohol-based hand sanitizers （ABHSs） have been widely used in homes， workplaces and schools to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. We report a young child unintentionally ingested ABHS at a school， resulting in intoxication. METHODS： The child was a 6-year-old girl who had been brought to the emergency department （ED） for hypothermia， altered mental status （AMS）， periods of hypoventilation， hypothermia and vomiting. Computed tomography of her head revealed nothing