Small sealed bags containing liquid detergent for single loads of laundry may be convenient, but if squeezed, they’re liable to burst and spray their caustic contents into people’s eyes, warns a team of physicians. Noel Horgan and other ophthalmologists at Children’s University Hospital in Dublin, treated six children in as many months for eye injuries that occurred while the youngsters were playing with the packets of liquid detergent.
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