Large increase in eye injuries linked to laundry detergent pods

22 February 2017

Between 2012 and 2015, the number of chemical burns to the eye associated with laundry detergent pods increased more than 30-fold among preschool-aged children in the U.S., according to a recent study. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University US examined the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System for eye injuries resulting in chemical burn or conjunctivitis among children age 3 to 4 years.
During this time period, 1,201 laundry detergent pod-related ocular burns occurred among children age 3 to 4 years. The number of chemical burns associated with laundry detergent pods increased from 12 instances in 2012 to 480 in 2015 (News Release The JAMA Network, 2 February 2017).
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