In the UK, a 14-year-old girl die following spraying deodorant in his room. She did cardiac arrest following having inhaled the product in aerosol form. The parents of the young teenager want to prevent this tragedy from happening once more and want awareness of toxic products and at lack of preventionof this type of product (source 1). Aerosol inhalation has been considered “compatible”with the death of the young girl, by the British Aerosol Manufacturers Association (BAMA).
“As an industry association, we work with manufacturers to ensure aerosols are made to the highest safety standards and are labeled with very clear warnings and instructions for use. We recommend anyone using an aerosol to do so in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions,” the Association told the BBC.
A investigation has been opened and the cause of death is currently uncertain but “consistent” with aerosol inhalation. However, a number of people would be already deceased following spraying deodorants in aerosols around them, according to la Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). She warns once morest misconceptions concerning this type of everyday product.
“There’s a common misconception that aerosol deaths only happen in a drug addiction scenario, but that’s absolutely not true,” says Ashley Martin, public health adviser at RoSPA.
