TABLE 2. Most common adverse health effects and outcomes experienced by children with exposure to alcohol and nonalcohol hand sanitizers, by age group — United States, 2011–2014.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol |
Nonalcohol |
Alcohol |
Nonalcohol |
Total | |
| <5 yrs | <5 yrs | 6–12 yrs | 6–12 yrs | ||
|
Total
|
59,612
|
4,876
|
5,681
|
500
|
70,669
|
|
Symptoms
| |||||
| Reported symptoms |
5,867 (9.8) |
379 (7.8) |
1,836 (32.3) |
137 (27.4) |
8,219 (11.6)
|
| Ocular irritation |
1,306 (22.3)* |
97 (25.6)* |
1,080 (58.8)* |
94 (68.6)* |
2,577 (31.4)
|
| Vomiting |
1,606 (27.4)* |
129 (34.0)* |
129 (7.0) |
8 (5.8)* |
1,872 (22.8)
|
| Red eye/Conjunctivitis |
492 (8.4) |
33 (8.7) |
316 (17.2)* |
21 (15.3)* |
862 (10.5)
|
| Oral irritation |
699 (11.9)* |
26 (6.9) |
55 (3.0) |
2 (1.5) |
782 (9.5)
|
| Cough |
651 (11.1) |
43 (11.4)* |
11 (0.6) |
0 (0.0) |
705 (8.6)
|
| Abdominal pain |
173 (3.0) |
10 (2.6) |
135 (7.4)* |
5 (3.7) |
323 (3.9)
|
|
Outcomes
| |||||
| No effect |
17,441 (29.3) |
956 (19.6) |
1,005 (17.7) |
71 (14.2) |
19,473 (27.6)
|
| Minor outcome† |
2,957 (5.0) |
188 (3.9) |
962 (16.9) |
85 (17.0) |
4,192 (5.9)
|
| Moderate outcome§ |
105 (0.2) |
4 (0.1) |
45 (0.8) |
4 (0.8) |
158 (0.2)
|
| Major outcome¶ |
4 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
5 (0.0)
|
| Not followed | 39,105 (65.6) | 3,728 (76.5) | 3,668 (64.6) | 340 (68.0) | 46,841 (66.3) |
* The three most commonly reported symptoms per column.
† The patient exhibited some symptoms as a result of the exposure, but they were minimally bothersome to the patient. The symptoms usually resolved rapidly and often involved skin or mucous membrane manifestations. The patient returned to a preexposure state of well-being and had no residual disability or disfigurement.
§ The patient exhibited symptoms as a result of the exposure that were more pronounced, more prolonged, or more of a systemic nature than minor symptoms. Usually some form of treatment was or would have been indicated. Symptoms were not life-threatening and the patient returned to a preexposure state of well-being with no residual disability or disfigurement.
¶ The patient exhibited symptoms as a result of the exposure that were life-threatening or resulted in significant residual disability or disfigurement.