A study by researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), conducted in 2022, found an 8-fold increase in poisoning due to hand sanitizers during the lockdown period. There is no doubt that the use of hand sanitizers increased during the lockdown period which was imposed to contain the spread of COVID pandemic.
The researchers analyzed and compared telephonic call records of 3 months of pre-lockdown and 3 months of the lockdown made to the National Poisons Information Centre (NPIC), New Delhi, and HS-related calls in different age groups and zones during these periods.
