PA Child Who Drank Hand Sanitizer — Again— Hospitalized

An 8-year-old Pennsylvania who girl drank hand sanitizer yet again was rushed to the hospital over the weekend, according to authorities and the girl's father.

Hand sanitizer similar to what an 8-year-old Pennsylvania girl drank, is pictured being pumped onto a child's hands.
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Jillian Pikora

01/03/2024 12:51 p.m.

The girl was found by her father, Robert Williams in their home on Connellsville Road in Fayette City around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30, Pennsylvania state police in Bell Vernon detailed in a release.

The child’s father told troopers that she drank an “unknown amount of hand sanitizer."

EMS arrived and troopers assisted in her care until she could be taken to a hospital.

The girl was rushed to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital and later transferred to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, according to PSP.

The 8-year-old is expected to make a full recovery, but her father told troopers that "she had done this many times prior."

An investigation is ongoing.

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