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The Vape Pen Kills Young Man/Explosion - Charon - 02-06-2019
Man dies after vape pen exploded in his face, medical examiner says
Yesterday
According to a preliminary report from the Tarrant County medical examiner's office, 24-year-old William Brown from Texas died after a vape pen he was using exploded.Photo via @nypost
Feb 5
A 24-year-old man died after a vape pen exploded in his face and severed his carotid artery
A 24-Year-Old Man Died After A Vape Pen Exploded In His Face And Severed His Carotid Artery
The man suffered a stroke after the exploded e-cigarette penetrated his neck, according to the medical examiner's report.
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Feb 5
A 24-year-old Texas man has died after an e-cigarette he was using exploded, cutting a major artery in his neck. The man told his grandmother he was going out to buy some vaping products when the incident occurred.
Texas Man Died After Vape Pen Explosion Severed Artery in Neck: ME
A Fort Worth man died last week after an electronic cigarette he was using exploded, cutting a major artery in his neck, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner. William Eric Brown, 24, died...
Feb 4
Exploding vape pen severs Texas man's artery, kills him. Acute vape pen injuries are not uncommon, partly because "no other consumer product places a battery with a known explosion hazard...in such close proximity to the human body.” (link: xxtps://www.dallasnews.com/news/fort-worth/2019/02/04/fort-worth-man-dies-after-vape-pen-explodes-store-severs-artery) dallasnews.com/news/fort-wort…
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RE: The Vape Pen Kills Young Man/Explosion - folken - 02-06-2019
YIKES!!……
hope it's a one off- never heard of such a freak accident--poor guy...……..
Folken
RE: The Vape Pen Kills Young Man/Explosion - Charon - 02-06-2019
No. Its been on the news. In the news. In many a state.
My houseshare had a friend it happened to. But not so bad.
I know one person whom held A Vape Pen at night for pain or other issues. I shall tell them to not do so anymore.
Clear cut: YIKES. So, its ok, a young man tells Grandma he is getting vape supplies. Not illegal. He starts to smoke in the store and OMG.
The articles stated: Acute vape pen injuries are not uncommon, partly because "no other consumer product places a battery with a known explosion hazard...in such close proximity to the human body.”
Yikes, indeed.
RE: The Vape Pen Kills Young Man/Explosion - Charon - 02-06-2019
First death was in florida.
VAPE PEN AND E-CIGARETTE INJURIES
October 9, 2018
Recently, people have been suffering permanent injuries because of defective and dangerous vape pens and e-cigarettes. The lithium-ion batteries in these products may malfunction, overheat, and spontaneously combust – posing a significant safety threat. Exploding e-cigarettes have caused horrendous injuries from which many victims will never fully recover. Learn the potential risks of vape pens and e-cigs before your habit turns deadly.
VAPE PEN AND E-CIGARETTE INJURY STATISTICS
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) work together to track and analyze e-cigarette and vape pen explosions, incidents, and injuries. Although the 2017 report states that as of yet there had not been any e-cig-related deaths, unfortunately, this changed in May 2018. On May 5, a Florida man tragically died from his injuries when a vape pen exploded during use, shooting projectiles into his head and starting a fire. Statistics regarding e-cig injuries from 2009 to 2016 are as follows:
Consumers reported 195 separate e-cigarette incidents involving explosions or fires in the U.S. from 2009 to 2016.
Approximately 62% of incidents (121) occurred when the device was in use or in the user’s pocket.
Some 48% of incidents (48) occurred while the user was charging the device’s battery.
E-cigarette explosions and fires caused 133 acute injuries and 38 severe injuries (severe injuries include third-degree burns, loss of a body part, and facial injuries).
The shape of e-cigarettes turns them into “flaming rockets” during battery malfunctions.
The USFA called vape pens and e-cigarettes “new and unique hazards” due to their combination of electronic components and lithium-ion batteries. Fires and explosions from vape pens are relatively uncommon, but they can be catastrophic when they do happen. For this reason, the USFA recommends immediately stopping the use of e-cigarette products that contain lithium-ion batteries. If you have been the victim of a vape pen or e-cigarette incident in Alabama, learn your rights with help from an experienced Mobile personal injury attorney.
WHAT TO DO AFTER A VAPE PEN AND E-CIGARETTE INJURY
Reading the statistics is one thing. Suffering severe burns, lacerations, facial trauma, lost teeth, or permanent disfigurement because of an exploding e-cigarette or vape pen is another. If you or a loved one sustains injuries from a malfunctioning e-cig device, you may have grounds to file a lawsuit against the vape pen and/or battery manufacturing company. A lawsuit may result in payment for your medical bills, pain and suffering, property damage, and lost wages.
Alabama laws require manufacturing companies and distributors to adhere to certain safety rules and regulations when developing e-cigarettes and vape pens. Failure to use reasonable precautions to make these products safe for consumers is an act of negligence that could result in serious injuries or death. In Alabama, “strict product liability” laws pertain to defective product cases. A manufacturing company could be strictly liable (without the need to prove negligence) for vape pen/e-cigarette incidents if the product contained a dangerous defect.
The best thing you can do for yourself after a device-related injury is to hire an experienced local lawyer. A Mobile product liability attorney can go up against major e-cig/vape pen manufacturers and their insurance companies on behalf of injured clients. The severity of these injuries could qualify victims for significant settlements or jury verdicts in the state of Alabama. You could also receive punitive damages if the manufacturer knew or should have known of the risks of the lithium-ion batteries yet failed to prevent injuries.
RE: The Vape Pen Kills Young Man/Explosion - Nobleone - 02-06-2019
Crazy stuff Guess someone will try to put a ban on them soon
RE: The Vape Pen Kills Young Man/Explosion - magnet1153 - 02-07-2019
WOW! I never thought about the battery issue since I don't smoke or vape. We used to use cigarette loads occasionally to prank friends (who may have become former friends), but even those could singe hair.
RE: The Vape Pen Kills Young Man/Explosion - Laxfinity - 02-08-2019
Oh my word... I quit cigarettes and the like 12 years ago but have MANY friends that do this. Thank you for the warning. I am going to forward articles to them now....
RE: The Vape Pen Kills Young Man/Explosion - Charon - 02-08-2019
Vape on this: the Cuomo administration plans to ban flavored e-cigarettes next year because so many kids are getting hooked on them.
The state Health Department has issued regulations to prohibit the manufacture, sales and possession of the flavored e-smokes, which have become popular with teens.
“Regulations are necessary to address the alarming increase of e-cigarette use among New York’s youth. New York-State specific surveillance data shows that youth e-cigarette use has risen at a dramatic rate over just the last four years, driven primarily by the abundance of e-liquid flavors,” the agency said in the New York State Register, where it gave public notice of the ban.
“Swift interventions are needed to protect our youth from a life addiction to nicotine.”
The ban would not apply to e-cigarettes which aren’t flavored.
After the plan was disclosed on The Post’s website Thursday, the proposed regulation was pulled back for a “final round of legal review.”
But officials said it would be resubmitted and a spokesman for Gov. Cuomo said he is committed to getting it approved.
According to health officials, there are an estimated 15,000 flavored e-cigs on the market including apple, cherry, peach, melon, strawberry, vanilla, custard, peanut butter cup, cream cookie, bubbleerazz, mango burst and caramel.
Vaping among high school students has skyrocketed 160 percent in four years– from 10.4 percent in 2014 to 27.4 percent in 2018, the Health Department reported.
And it’s the flavorings that are driving the increase, officials said.
A recent state survey found that 46 percent of teens prefer fruit flavors, followed by 20 percent for menthol and 18 percent for chocolate, candy or other sweets.
The survey also found that teens are more likely to believe that sweet flavored cigs are less harmful.
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“There is also a concern regarding human exposure to nicotine. users are often unaware of how much nicotine they are consuming. The newest and most popular e-cigarettes deliver high levels of nicotine, the addictive component in all tobacco products,” the agency said.
The increase in vaping coincides with a plunge in teen smoking of regular cigarettes. Only about 4 percent of students in the state reported using traditional smokes, the lowest rate in the nation.
There are an estimated 700 vape shops in New York selling e-cigs and they employ 2,700 people, according to the NYS Vapor Association.
San Francisco recently banned flavored e-cigs and the Federal Drug Administration has launched a probe of e-cig manufacturers’ marketing practices. State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker promised a sweeping crackdown during a Public Health Council meeting last month.
“We are concerned about this. There’s a lot of marketing to children of this and we need to tackle it,” Zucker told the Public Health Council on Oct. 11.
Health advocates hailed the new ban — which would take effect next year after a 60-day review period.
“These proposed regulations address a serious and urgent problem,” said Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
He said the ban should be expanded to include all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
FILED UNDER BANS , E-CIGARETTES , HEALTH DEPARTMENT , VAPING
hxxps://nypost.com/2018/11/08/new-york-to-ban-flavored-e-cigarettes-next-year/
RE: The Vape Pen Kills Young Man/Explosion - Charon - 02-08-2019
hxxps://nypost.com/2019/02/01/two-common-e-cigarette-flavors-found-to-destroy-lung-function/
Two chemicals found in two popular vaping flavors could destroy lung function, experts have warned.
The Harvard scientists’ findings have suggested that inhaling the popcorn- and caramel-flavored e-cigarette liquids could increase a vaper’s risk of respiratory diseases.
The chemicals reportedly stop the cilia in the airways from working properly. The research was published in Scientific Reports.
Cilia are the tiny hairs that line our airways and move in a beating motion to keep the airways clear of mucus and dirt, allowing us to breathe easily.
Poor cilia function has been linked to lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.
The study found that the popcorn-flavored e-cigarette liquid is especially harmful, thanks to the chemical diacetyl.
Diacetyle is used as a flavoring agent in things like butter-flavored microwave popcorn and sweets, and although it’s a safe flavoring to eat, it is dangerous to inhale.
It’s been linked to a condition called obliterative bronchiolitis, dubbed “popcorn lung,” because of the high levels of disease found in workers from factories that used the chemical in microwave popcorn.
Because of that risk, manufacturers have sometimes used another chemical — 2,3-pentanedione — instead.
That chemical is used to make various things, including beer. In e-cigarettes, it’s used to make vape taste like caramel.
But scientists have also claimed that 2,3-pentanedione is equally as dangerous as diacetyle.
They exposed normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells to the chemicals for 24 hours and found that both diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione were linked with changes in gene expression that could impair both the production and function of cilia.
Even low levels of both chemicals destroyed the cilia — suggesting that the current standards for safe limits are too low for people who work with them.
And there aren’t actually any standards for e-cigarette users, the report’s authors say.
“E-cigarette users are heating and inhaling flavoring chemicals that were never tested for inhalation safety,” Joseph Allen, associate professor of environmental genetics and pathophysiology and co-author of the study, said.
“Although some e-cigarette manufacturers are stating that they do not use diacetyl or 2,3-pentandione, it begs an important question — what chemicals, then, are they using for flavoring?
“Further, workers receive warnings about the dangers of inhaling flavoring chemicals. Why aren’t e-cigarette users receiving the same warnings?”
FILED UNDER E-CIGARETTES , HEALTH , RESEARCH , SCIENCE , SMOKING , VAPING
RE: The Vape Pen Kills Young Man/Explosion - Charon - 02-08-2019
EDIT: HOWEVER, VAPE PENS R PROVEN TO HELP REDUCE SMOKING.
hxxps://nypost.com/2019/01/31/vaping-really-can-help-you-quit-smoking-study-finds/
Vaping really can help you quit smoking, study finds
By Associated Press January 31, 2019 | 3:40pm
WASHINGTON — A major new study provides the strongest evidence yet that vaping can help smokers quit cigarettes, with e-cigarettes proving nearly twice as effective as nicotine gums and patches.
The British research, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, could influence what doctors tell their patients and shape the debate in the US, where the Food and Drug Administration has come under pressure to more tightly regulate the burgeoning industry amid a surge in teenage vaping.
“We know that patients are asking about e-cigarettes and many doctors haven’t been sure what to say,” said Dr. Nancy Rigotti, a tobacco treatment specialist at Harvard Medical School who was not involved in the study. “I think they now have more evidence to endorse e-cigarettes.”
At the same time, Rigotti and other experts cautioned that no vaping products have been approved in the US to help smokers quit.
Smoking is the No. 1 cause of preventable death worldwide, blamed for nearly 6 million deaths a year. Quitting is notoriously difficult, even with decades-old nicotine aids and newer prescription drugs. More than 55 percent of US smokers try to quit each year and only about 7 percent succeed, according to government figures.
Electronic cigarettes, which have been available in the US since about 2007 and have grown into a $6.6 billion-a-year industry, are battery-powered devices that typically heat a flavored nicotine solution into an inhalable vapor.
Most experts agree the vapor is less harmful than cigarette smoke since it doesn’t contain most of the cancer-causing byproducts of burning tobacco. But there is virtually no research on the long-term effects of the chemicals in the vapor, some of which are toxic.
At the same time, there have been conflicting studies on whether e-cigarettes actually help smokers kick the habit. Last year, an influential panel of US experts concluded there was only “limited evidence” of their effectiveness.
In the new study, researchers tracked nearly 900 middle-age smokers who were randomly assigned to receive either e-cigarettes or nicotine replacement products, including patches, gums and lozenges. After one year, 18 percent of e-cigarette users were smoke-free, versus 9.9 percent of those using the other products.
“Anything which helps smokers to avoid heart disease and cancer and lung disease is a good thing and e-cigarettes can do that,” said Peter Hajek, study co-author and an addiction specialist at Queen Mary University of London.
The study was more rigorous than previous ones, which largely surveyed smokers about e-cigarette use. Participants in this experiment underwent chemical breath testing.
Smokers in the e-cigarette group received a $26 starter kit, while those in the nicotine-replacement group received a three-month supply of the product of their choice, costing about $159. Participants were responsible for buying follow-up supplies.
“If you have a method of helping people with smoking cessation that is both more effective and less costly, that should be of great interest to anyone providing health services,” said Kenneth Warner, a retired University of Michigan public health professor who was not involved in the study.
Several factors may have boosted the results: All the participants were recruited from a government smoking-cessation program and were presumably motivated to quit. They also received four weeks of anti-smoking counseling.
The researchers didn’t test e-cigarettes against new drugs such as Pfizer’s Chantix, which has shown higher rates of success than older nicotine-based treatments.
Funding for the study came from the British government, which has embraced e-cigarettes as a potential tool to combat smoking through state-run health services. Some of the authors have been paid consultants to makers of anti-smoking products.
US health authorities have been more reluctant about backing the products, in part because of the long-term effects are unknown.
“We need more studies about their safety profile and I don’t think anyone should be changing practice based on one study,” said Belinda Borrelli, a psychologist specializing in smoking cessation at Boston University.
The American Heart Association backed e-cigarettes in 2014 as a last resort to help smokers quit after trying counseling and approved products. The American Cancer Society took a similar position last year.
An editorial accompanying the study and co-written by Borrelli recommended e-cigarettes only after smokers have tried and failed to quit with FDA-approved products. Also, doctors should have a clear timeline for stopping e-cigarette use.
Borrelli noted that after one year, 80 percent of the e-cigarette users in the study were still using the devices. Nine percent of the participants in the other group were still using gums and other nicotine-replacement products.
No vaping company has announced plans to seek FDA approval of their products as a quit-smoking aid. Winning such an endorsement would require large studies that can take years and cost millions of dollars.
The FDA has largely taken a hands-off approach toward vaping. It has not scientifically reviewed any of the e-cigarettes on the market and has put off some key regulations until 2022. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has said he doesn’t want to over-regulate an emerging industry that could provide a safer option for adult smokers.
The delay has come under intense criticism amid an explosion in teenage vaping, driven chiefly by devices like Juul, which resembles a flash drive. Federal law prohibits sales to those under 18, but 1 in 5 high school students reported vaping last year, according to a government survey. It showed teenage use surged 78 percent between 2017 and 2018.
Matthew Myers of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids noted that the British study used so-called tank-based e-cigarettes, which allow users to customize their flavors and nicotine levels. Those devices have largely been overtaken in the US by Juul and similar devices that have prefilled nicotine cartridges, or pods. Any benefit of e-cigarettes depends on the individual product and how it is used, he said.
“It is a fundamental mistake to think that all e-cigarettes are alike,” Myers said. “And in the absence of FDA regulation, a consumer has no way of knowing if the product they are using has the potential to help them or not.”
Myers’ group is one of several anti-smoking organizations suing the FDA to immediately begin reviewing e-cigarettes.
Ian Armitage was skeptical about e-cigarettes as a way to stop smoking, saying he tried vaping several years ago but gave it up after experiencing twitching and shakes from nicotine withdrawal.
“I tried it for a whole month, but it just wasn’t doing it for me,” said Armitage, an audio-visual technician in Washington. “I still wanted a cigarette afterward.”
Armitage, who has smoked for 15 years, said he also tried nicotine patches but found they irritated his skin.