Calls to Poison Centers for Exposures to Electronic Cigarettes — United States, September 2010–February 2014

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Chatham-Stephens, Kevin ; Law, Royal ; Taylor, Ethel ; Melstrom, Paul ; Bunnell, Rebecca ; Wang, Baoguang ; Apelberg, Benjamin ; Schier, Joshua G.
• Description:
  Electronic nicotine delivery devices such as electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-powered devices that deliver nicotine, flavorings (e.g., fruit, mint, and chocolate), and other chemicals via an inhaled aerosol. E-cigarettes that are marketed without a therapeutic claim by the product manufacturer are currently not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In many states, there are no restrictions on the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. Although e-cigarette use is increasing among U.S. adolescents and adults, its overall impact on public health remains unclear. One area of concern is the potential of e-cigarettes to cause acute nicotine toxicity. To assess the frequency of exposures to e-cigarettes and characterize the reported adverse health effects associated with e-cigarettes, CDC analyzed data on calls to U.S. poison centers (PCs) about human exposures to e-cigarettes (exposure calls) for the period September 2010 (when new, unique codes were added specifically for capturing e-cigarette calls) through February 2014. To provide a comparison to a conventional product with known toxicity, the number and characteristics of e-cigarette exposure calls were compared with those of conventional tobacco cigarette exposure calls.
• Subjects:
  Electrical Equipment And Supplies Hotlines Humans Notes From The Field Poison Control Centers Time Factors Tobacco Products
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2014; 63(13):292-293.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  24699766
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5779356
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  13
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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