Alcohol Swab Market Continues To Grow Owing To the High Prevalence of the Geriatric Population in the World
Alcohol swab is a cotton type
material saturated with 70 percent isopropyl alcohol, which is used to
clean area prone to injury. Alcohol swab is also used to clean minor cuts,
scrapes, bug bites, and blister. Furthermore, alcohol swab is used to clean
skin before giving injection to patients. Cleaning with alcohol swab helps in
the prevention of bacteria that could enter into the patient body. Alcohol swab
is also used as first aid kit at home, in cars or at work. To keep alcohol swab
sterile and moist until they need to be used, they are tightly sealed in
aluminum paper packet and are made in variety of sizes that can be used for
different types of wound. Moreover, alcohol swab is also used to disinfect
scissors and tweezers. Alcohol swab should not be used in the eye or nose or on
deep puncture wounds.
Global
Alcohol Swab Market: Drivers
The global alcohol swab market is expected to
experience significant growth over the forecast period due to increasing
incidence rate of fall injuries among the people, globally. For instance,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2017 report,
estimated 800, 000 patients are hospitalized every year due to fall injury.
Furthermore, according to the same source, 3 million people are treated in
emergency department due to fall injury each year, globally.
The increasing incidence of road traffic injuries among people
globally is another factor driving the global alcohol swab market growth. For
instance, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) February 2020
report, road traffic is the leading cause of death of children and young adults
who are in the age group of 5 to 20 years. Furthermore, according to the same
source, estimated 20 million to 50 million suffer from fatal injury, globally.
Therefore, increasing incidence of road accidents result in increasing demand
for alcohol swab to clean skin before giving injection to patients.
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