ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2010
Can intensive use of alcohol-based hand rubs lead to passive alcoholization?
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- Rinse-free hand wash for reducing absenteeism among preschool and school children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Assessment of ethanol exposure from hand sanitizer use and potential for developmental toxicity in nursing infants.Journal of applied toxicology : JAT · 2022Review
- Driving under the influence of alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic.Forensic science international · 2021Article
- Production of first- and second-generation ethanol for use in alcohol-based hand sanitizers and disinfectants in India.Biomass conversion and biorefinery · 2021Review
- Toxicology of alcohol-based hand rubs formulated with technical-grade ethanol.Toxicology reports · 2021Review
- In Vivo Comparison of Chlorine-Based Antiseptics versus Alcohol Antiseptic for Surgical Hand Antisepsis.Scientifica · 2020Article
- Toxic alcohol diagnosis and management: an emergency medicine review.Internal and emergency medicine · 2018Review
- Effect of multiple alcohol-based hand rub applications on the tensile properties of thirteen brands of medical exam nitrile and latex gloves.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2016Article
- Evaluation of biomarkers assessing regular alcohol consumption in an occupational setting.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2016Article
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- Assessment of exposure to alcohol vapor from alcohol-based hand rubs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2012Article
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Abstract
Hand disinfection with alcohols-based hand rubs (ABHRs) are known to be the most effective measure to prevent nosocomial infections in healthcare. ABHRs contain on average 70% by weight of one or more alcohols. During the hand rubbing procedure, users are exposed to these alcohols not only through dermal contact, but also via inhalation, due to the physical and chemical properties of alcohols volatilizing from alcoholic solutions or gels into the air. Ethanol ingestion is well known to increase risks of several diseases (affecting the pancreas, liver, cardiovascular system…), but there is a lack of knowledge about the effects of exposure to other alcohols (including n- or isopropanol) via inhalation and dermal contact, despite the worldwide use of ABHRs. This work aims at discussing possible health effects related to unintentional alcoholization (via inhalation and dermal contact) from professional ABHR usage to suggest the need for more research in this area (but not to question the value of ABHRs). Based upon an average of 30 hand rubbings per healthcare professional per day, it can be assumed that a healthcare worker may be exposed to a maximum 5,500 mg/m(3) per work shift, five times above the recommended occupational time weighted average limit. Thus, in order to answer the question posed in the title, studies on spatial and temporal variability of alcohol emission from ABHRs in real world situations and studies on certain high risk individuals are needed.
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