Notes from the field: calls to poison centers for exposures to electronic cigarettes--United States, September 2010-February 2014.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
; 63(13): 292-3, 2014 Apr 04.
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| ID: mdl-24699766
ABSTRACT
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.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Centros de Controle de Intoxicações
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Linhas Diretas
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Equipamentos e Provisões Elétricas
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Produtos do Tabaco
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article