E-cigarette liquid ingestion: a fast growing accidental issue in children

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), commonly known as e-cigarettes, are products that vaporise nicotine-containing liquid.1The emergence of e-cigarettes as an alternative to smoking tobacco products has raised many issues regarding their safe use among adult users and death has been reporte...

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 2018-11, Vol.103 (11), p.1091
Main Authors: Ang, Eshen, Tuthill, David, Thompson, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Adolescents
Children
Childrens health
Cigarettes
Delivery Systems
Electronic cigarettes
Information Services
Ingestion
Nicotine
Overdose
Teenagers
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Summary:Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), commonly known as e-cigarettes, are products that vaporise nicotine-containing liquid.1The emergence of e-cigarettes as an alternative to smoking tobacco products has raised many issues regarding their safe use among adult users and death has been reported occasionally from overdoses. However, there are few data regarding the risk of e-liquid exposure and its outcome in children.
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/archdischild-2018-314886