Latest MMWR underscores serious health risks linked with hand sanitizers containing methanol (wood alcohol). Swallowing any alcohol-based hand sanitizers could pose a health risk but swallowing those with methanol is even more dangerous and, if not treated, can cause permanent blindness and death….

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La imagen puede contener: texto que dice "During May 15 people in Arizona and New were hospitalized after swallowing hand sanitizer containing methanol Died METHANOL POISONING CAN CAUSE BLINDNESS AND BE FATAL Dischargedwith vision loss Remained hospitalized* Discharged with complications 00880မ8 DO Use hand sanitizer containingehano isopropanol for handhygiene hygiene Check ofhand sanitizers use Supervise children and keep hand sanitizer oftheir reach *asouy8 × DO NOT CDC.GOV Usehandsanitzercontiningmethanol containing methanol sanitizer Swallowanyhandsanitizer bit.ly/MMWR8520 MMWR"


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