Excessive use of alcohol gel as a preventive measure in COVID-19 among college students
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Epidemiology, nursing, chemically induced. (Source, DeCS).Abstract
Objective: To determine the consequences of the excessive use of alcohol, alcohol gel as a preventive measure by covid-19 in the first level of nursing parallel "A" of the university "Uniandes". Method: Descriptive observational. Results: 14.8% of the population stated that their skin is irritated when alcohol is placed on their hands, 3.7% stated that their skin is almost always irritated, 29.6% stated that their skin is sometimes irritated and 51.9% stated that their skin is never irritated. Conclusion: The consequences of the excessive use of alcohol, alcohol gel since the state of alarm caused by COVID-19 was decreed in the population under study, proving that the main symptoms are redness, peeling, dryness, irritation, itching, pain and in some cases even cracks and erosions that can cause bleeding and the appearance of scabs.
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