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A member asked:
Can i get alcohol poisoning from rubbing hand sanitizer with 70% alcohol on an open small cut?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
NO: No that is not going to happen. Alcohol has to be ingested in a fair quantity to get poisoning.
Answered 12/9/2013
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No: In general the medication in a lotion, gel or liquid you rub on your skin (cut) is not absorbed in enough quantity to be even detected in a blood alcohol test. If you drink a quart of vodka in an hour, the stomach & intestines will absorb it quickly enough for you to get alcohol poisoning. There is a big difference.
Answered 1/5/2018
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