Australian patient found drunk on hospital’s anti-bacterial gel

Calls for dispensers to be bolted down after alcoholic patient in Melbourne downed six bottles of alcohol-based handwash A man who is recovering after drinking six bottles of alcohol-based handwash while being treated for alcoholism in an Australian hospital has sparked calls for the anti-bacterial gels to be better secured. The 45-year-old patient was found to have a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.271%, more than five times above the legal driving limit. Doctors said the incident highlighted the need for hospitals to bolt the dispensers to walls. Dr Michael Oldmeadow, of the Alfred hospital in Melbourne, said the incident was not the first of its kind. “You’d think it would taste pretty bad,” he said. Australia guardian.co.uk

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