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Some disinfectants can cause chemical burns

Video Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas - Duration: 01:55s - Published
Some disinfectants can cause chemical burns

Some disinfectants can cause chemical burns

Doctors across the country are sending out a warning about sanitizers.

Companies are using them on things like shopping carts and tables, but the chemicals could cause allergic reactions on you or your child's skin.

SANTIIZERS.RIGHT NOW - COMPANIES ARE USINGTHEM ON THINGS LIKE SHOPPINGCARTS- HANDLES- AND TABLES- BUTTHE CHEMICALS - COULD CAUSEBURNS AND ALLERGIC REACTIONS ONYOU OR YOUR CHILD'S SKIN.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR MARISSAKYNASTON IS LIVE OUTSIDE THEWALMART NEAR EASTERN AND THE215 TO SHOW YOU HOW YOU CANPROTECT YOURSELF.CONSTANT CLEANING IS A PART OFDAILY LIFE IN THE AGE OF COVID-19--ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HEADOUT INTO PUBLIC.BUT EXPERTS WARN- THE SAFETYMEASURES SOME BUSINESSES ARETAKING- ARENT ALWAYS FAMILYFRIENDLYA FAMILY IN FLORIDA BELIEVESTHEIR BABY GOT A CHEMICAL BURNAFTER SITTING IN A WALMART CARTSPRAYED WITH DISINFECTANT.ONE LOCAL DOCTOR SAYS ALCOHOL,BLEACH AND AMMONIA OFTEN USEDIN COMMERCIAL SANITIZERS- CANLEAD TO THAT REACTION.DR DALIAH WACHS SEES 30-40PATIENTS A DAY VIA TELEMEDICINE APPOINTMENTS.SHE SAYS THIS SPRING- SHESTARTED NOTICING PEOPLE WITHBURN LIKE SYMPTOMS- AND MADETHE CONNECTION TO AN INCREASEIN CLEANING SUPPLIES.NOW- SHE HAS A WARNING FORPARENTSTAKE SOT DR DALIAH WACHSFAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN 4:01JUST BECAUSE IT'S ADISINFECTANT DOESN'T MEAN IT'SSKIN SAFE SAME RULES APPLYBLEACH AND CLEANING PRODUCTSSHOULDN'T BE OK THE SKIN...SOMETHING YOU KNOW THEY WONTREACT TOO.OTHER DOCTORS SAY YOU SHOULDDRY CARTS OR ANY SURFACECOVERED IN DISINFECTANT BEFORELETTING KIDS TOUCH THEM...BUTTHEY CAUTION DISINFECTANTS MAYNOT WORK PROPERLY IF NOTALLOWED TO DRY ON THEIR OWN.NOT ALLOWED TO DRY ON THEIROWN.ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE--USING ABABY WIPE TO REMOVE HARSHCHEMICALS THAT CAN BUILD UPOVER TIME.

MARISSA K, 13 AN.IT'S IN THE 80S THIS MORNINGWITH A CLEA




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