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. 2022 Mar 30;37(1):391. doi: 10.4102/sajid.v37i1.391

TABLE 3-A1.

Common symptoms following hand sanitiser exposure recorded by the Poisons Information Helpline of the Western Cape during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Symptom Number % of symptomatic patients
Nausea or vomiting 35 43.2
Drowsiness or dizziness 17 21.0
Burning throat/stomach 15 18.5
Eyes - red/burning 8 9.9
Shortness of breath 3 3.7
Slurred speech 2 2.5
Seizures 2 2.5
Headache 2 2.5

N = 81.