A British coroner has ruled that 12-year-old Daniel Hurley died in January 2008 from using an excessive amount of spray deodorant in a confined space. Hurley collapsed in the bathroom of his Derbyshire home on January 7, 2008, after using Lynx deodorant spray, which carries a warning indicating it should be used in well-ventilated areas. According to the coroner's report, Hurley's cause of death was "cardiac arrhythmia, exacerbated by exposure to solvents."The Telegraph: Boy...Dies After Spraying Too Much...Deodorant
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"I do not know how many people read the warnings about exposure awareness. But people need to know about the risks that these products have on the cardio-vascular system. Daniel copiously used deodorant in the bathroom and it seems the presence of a volatile agent caused the cardiac arrhythmia."—Dr. Robert Hunter, Derby and South Derbyshire CoronerThe Telegraph: Boy...Dies After Spraying Too Much...Deodorant
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Daniel Hurley died in January 2008
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Coroner's report released in November 2008 said Hurley suffered fatal cardiac arrhythmiaThe Telegraph: Boy...Dies After Spraying Too Much...Deodorant
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Coroner said Hurley's cause of death was "exacerbated by exposure to solvents"The Telegraph: Boy...Dies After Spraying Too Much...Deodorant
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Hurley's father says his son often generously used hair gels and spray deodorants; often spraying his clothingFOX News: Boy, 12, Dies From Excessive Deodorant Use (November 24, 2008)
