McDONOUGH — A troubling trend during the COVID-19 pandemic is an increase in calls to poison helplines about children drinking hand sanitizer and for exposure to cleaners and disinfectants.
The American Association of Poison Control Centers reported 7,593 hand sanitizer exposure cases in children 12 years and younger in the first four months of 2020, with a sharp increase seen in March when stay-at-home orders began.
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