Boy dies after using too much deodorant

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Hard to believe, and rather unfortunate . . .

 

> >> Boy dies after using too much deodorant. November 22, 2008

 

>> LONDON: A 12-year-old English boy

collapsed and died from heart

>> problems after spraying too much deodorant in the family bathroom.

>> Daniel Hurley was overcome by the solvents in the can and collapsed

in

>> the bath. He died five days later in hospital.

>>

>> An inquest heard that Daniel died from cardiac arrhythmia, or

abnormal

>> heart rhythms, caused by solvents in the Lynx Vice spray.

>>

>> Unilever, which makes Lynx, warns on the cans against over-spraying

>> and says it must be used in well-ventilated places.

>>

>> A coroner said people should read the warnings and be aware of the

>> dangers of the products they are using.

>>

>> Daniel's father, Robert, said the youngster was proud of his

>> appearance and was " lavish " in his use of deodorants and hair gels.

>> " He was always putting gel on his hair and spraying deodorant and it

>> was quite common for him to spray his clothing as well, " he said.

>>

>> Mr Hurley said that three weeks earlier, Daniel, who was a " fit and

>> healthy young man " , had collapsed in the bathroom but had recovered

>> immediately.

>>

>> Dr Andrew Hitchcock, who performed the autopsy, said: " There is a

very

>> reasonable assumption that the passive inhalation of the solvent

>> almost certainly led to his death. " The Derby and South Derbyshire

>> coroner, Robert Hunter, recorded a verdict of accidental death,

saying

>> he was satisfied Unilever gave enough warning.

>>

>> But he said: " I do not know how many people read the warnings about

>> exposure awareness. People need to know about the risks that these

>> products have on the cardiovascular system. " Telegraph, London

>>

 

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/11/21/1226770775608.html