Hand Sanitizer
Hi all, this could be important with little ones around.. or even letting
pets lick your hand??
Subject: Warning
Warning for all parents/grandparents, a friend sent this to me and I thought
it was important enough to send on.....we all know someone with children.
WOW!!!! Pass along to parents..teachers..,.etc .
pets lick your hand??
Subject: Warning
Warning for all parents/grandparents, a friend sent this to me and I thought
it was important enough to send on.....we all know someone with children.
WOW!!!! Pass along to parents..teachers..,.etc .
Yesterday, my youngest daughter, Halle who is just 4 years old, was rushed
to the ER by her father for being severely lethargic and incoherent in her
classroom. He was called to her school by the school secretary who said that
she was 'VERY VERY SICK'!
He told me that when he arrived at her classroom, Halle was barely sitting
in the chair. She couldn't hold her own head up and when he looked into her
eyes, she couldn't focus them. He immediately scooped her up and rushed her
to the closest ER, and then called me. When he got there, they ran blood
test after blood test and did x-rays, every test imaginable. Her white blood
to the ER by her father for being severely lethargic and incoherent in her
classroom. He was called to her school by the school secretary who said that
she was 'VERY VERY SICK'!
He told me that when he arrived at her classroom, Halle was barely sitting
in the chair. She couldn't hold her own head up and when he looked into her
eyes, she couldn't focus them. He immediately scooped her up and rushed her
to the closest ER, and then called me. When he got there, they ran blood
test after blood test and did x-rays, every test imaginable. Her white blood
cell count was normal; nothing was out of the ordinary. When I arrived at the
ER, the doctor there told us that he had done everything that he could do so
he was transferring her to Saint Francis Hospital for further tests.
Right as we were leaving in the ambulance, her teacher arrived at the ER and
told us that after questioning 2 of Halle's class mates, she had found out that
Right as we were leaving in the ambulance, her teacher arrived at the ER and
told us that after questioning 2 of Halle's class mates, she had found out that
our little girl had licked liquid hand sanitizer off of her hands!!!
Hand sanitizer, of all things. But it makes sense. These days they have all
kinds of different scents and flavors and when you have a curious child, they
Hand sanitizer, of all things. But it makes sense. These days they have all
kinds of different scents and flavors and when you have a curious child, they
are going to put all kinds of things into their mouths.
When we arrived at the Saint Francis' Hospital ER, we told the ER Doctor
there to check her blood alcohol level, and yes we did get weird looks, but
they did it.
The results showed her blood alcohol level was 85% -- six hours after we first
When we arrived at the Saint Francis' Hospital ER, we told the ER Doctor
there to check her blood alcohol level, and yes we did get weird looks, but
they did it.
The results showed her blood alcohol level was 85% -- six hours after we first
took her.. There's no telling what it would have been if we would have
requested it at the first ER. Since then, her school and a few surrounding
schools have taken the liquid hand sanitizers out of all the lower grade classes,
but what's to stop middle and high schoolers from ingesting this stuff?
After doing research on the Internet, we found out that it only takes about
3 squirts of the stuff ingested to be fatal to a toddler.
For her blood alcohol level to be so high, it would be like someone her size
drinking 120 proof liquor. So PLEASE PLEASE don't disregard this because we
After doing research on the Internet, we found out that it only takes about
3 squirts of the stuff ingested to be fatal to a toddler.
For her blood alcohol level to be so high, it would be like someone her size
drinking 120 proof liquor. So PLEASE PLEASE don't disregard this because we
don't ever want another family to go through what ours has gone through.
Please send this to everyone you know that has children, grandchildren,
nieces, nephews or cousins. It doesn't matter what age. This could affect
anyone of them.
This can also be verified on truth or fiction, see below...
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/h/hand-sanitier.htm<
This story was verified at: > http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/sanitizer.asp
Please send this to everyone you know that has children, grandchildren,
nieces, nephews or cousins. It doesn't matter what age. This could affect
anyone of them.
This can also be verified on truth or fiction, see below...
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/h/hand-sanitier.htm<
This story was verified at: > http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/sanitizer.asp
This is very scary stuff. I hate it when the things we do to keep our kids safe and healthy backfire on us. I have seen many similar reports, but in these cases the kids had overdosed on vitamins. Those delicious little chewable vitamins we give our kids can actually cause iodine poisoning if over-consumed. Thanks for the heads up!
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Dear Jason, Thank you for writing and for your input - it was very interesting.
Take care and God bless. Maggie
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