This is from the Environmental Protection Agency site of the U.S.
government.  The URL is:
 
http://www.epa.gov/grtlakes/seahome/housewaste/house/isoalco.htm
 
It states:
 
Isopropyl alcohol, also known as isopropanol, is a colorless liquid with a
pleasant odor.  It is highly flammable.  Isopropyl alcohol is found in
alcohol sponges, cleaning agents, and rubbing alcohol (though some rubbing
alcohols contain ethanol), and is a good disinfectant.  Most rubbing
alcohol contains 70% isopropyl alcohol.  Poisoning can occur through skin
absorption, oral ingestion, or inhalation.  Symptoms from ingestion,
inhalation or absorption of large quantities include flushing, headache,
dizziness, mental depression, nausea, vomiting, anesthesia, and coma.
Alcohol baths or sponges to soothe a fever can lead to acute poisoning
through skin absorption or inhalation.  Instead, the Regional Poison Center
suggests using tepid water as a sponge bath to fight fever.
[Posted in FML issue 2377]