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Boy, 12, collapses and dies after spraying too much Lynx deodorant
| quote: | Daniel Hurley was overcome by the solvents used in the can and collapsed in the bath at his family home. He died five days later in hospital.
An inquest heard Daniel died from cardiac arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythms, caused by exposure to solvents in the Lynx spray.
The company warns on its cans against over-spraying and says the product must be used in well ventilated places.
A coroner said people should read the warnings and be aware of the danger 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 said: "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 that three weeks earlier, Daniel, who was a "fit and healthy young man", had also collapsed in the bathroom but made an immediate recovery.
Mr Hurley said on the day that led to Daniel's death he had been making tea while his son was in the bathroom of their terraced home in Sandiacre, near Nottingham.
He said: "The bathroom is adjacent to the kitchen and I shouted to see if he was okay. I heard nothing so I shouted again but did not get a reply. I forced the door open and found Daniel in the bath.
"I pulled him out on to the floor and started cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. I checked for his heart rate and his breath but he was not breathing."
Daniel's mother, Lynsey, called an ambulance and he spent five days in intensive care at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre before he died on January 12.
Consultant pathologist Dr Andrew Hitchcock, who carried out a post mortem on Daniel, said he found no evidence of substance abuse.
There was also no evidence of any life-threatening disease, alcohol or drugs in Daniel's body.
He said: "What we have in this case is someone who may well have had a cardiac abnormality in the presence of the solvent. There is a very reasonable assumption that the passive inhalation of the solvent almost certainly led to his death."
Recording a verdict of accidental death, Dr Robert Hunter, Derby and South Derbyshire Coroner, said the cause of death was "cardiac arrhythmia, exacerbated by exposure to solvents".
He said he was satisfied that Unilever, the manufacturer of Lynx, gave enough warning on its cans that excessive amounts were not to be used in confined spaces.
But Dr Hunter warned: "I do not know how many people read the warnings about exposure awareness. But people need to know about the risks that these products have on the cardio-vascular system.
"Daniel copiously used deodorant in the bathroom and it seems the presence of a volatile agent caused the cardiac arrhythmia."
Each Lynx can carries a 90-word list of directions for use, warning that the product should be kept of the reach of children and not sprayed near the eyes or naked flames.
The last sentence of the directions reads: "Use in well ventilated places, avoid prolonged spraying".
A Lynx spokesman said: "We would like to express our most sincere condolences to the friends and family of Daniel Hurley after this tragic accident. Our thoughts are with them during this terribly sad time." |
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...-deodorant.html
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