87.8 percent of the exposures occurred in children under 5; most common exposure routes were inhalation or nasal, ingestion or oral<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During April 2022 to March 2023, the number of reported U.S. electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) poisoning exposure cases increased, according to research published in the June 23 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n Nicole A. Tashakkori, M.P.H., from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland, and colleagues examined the number and characteristics of e-cigarette exposed cases in the United States by analyzing data from the National Poison Data System for April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023.<\/p>\n The researchers found that 7,043 e-cigarette exposure cases were reported during April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023, representing a 32 percent increase from 476 to 630. Overall, 87.8 percent of exposures occurred among children aged <5 years. The most common exposure routes were inhalation or nasal (61.0 percent) and ingestion or oral (40.0 percent). Hospital admission occurred in 0.6 percent of e-cigarette exposure cases, and 8.3 percent of exposures required treatment at a health care facility. In 0.2 and 1.9 percent of exposure cases, respectively, a major and moderate effect were experienced. One reported case resulted in death. About one-half of reported cases resulted in a minor effect or no reported effect (27.2 and 19.1 percent, respectively). Of the 342 cases with brand information, Elf Bar was the most commonly reported brand (60.8 percent).<\/p>\n “Health care providers; the public health community; e-cigarette manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and marketers; and the public should be aware that e-cigarettes have the potential to cause poisoning exposure and are a continuing public health concern,” the authors write.<\/p>\n