15-year-old male student talks nonsense, needs emergency care after smoking electronic cigarette

(Dan Tri) - Reusing electronic cigarettes after about 3 months of stopping use, a 15-year-old male student appeared to talk nonsense, become excited... after smoking.

On June 6, the National Children's Hospital informed about the case of a male student who was treated at the hospital after using an electronic cigarette.

Accordingly, the boy was transferred to the Emergency and Poison Control Department, National Children's Hospital in a state of dizziness, nausea, staggering, and limp limbs... the cause was determined to be due to the use of electronic cigarettes.

Previously, after smoking an electronic cigarette, the male student showed unusual symptoms such as vomiting, delirium, and irritation. The family quickly took the child to the local hospital for first aid, then transferred him to the National Children's Hospital for emergency care.

Electronic cigarettes are often designed in a variety of shapes, making it easy to fool teachers and parents (Illustration: Getty).

The patient's family said that he had used e-cigarettes for about a year and had stopped for about 3 months. However, after being persuaded by friends, he used them again and soon after, the above symptoms appeared.

At the Emergency and Poison Control Department, the child was diagnosed with narcotic poisoning/child using electronic cigarettes. The child was given intravenous fluids and intensive treatment according to the protocol. After two days of treatment, the child's health condition was stable and he was discharged from the hospital.

Doctors warn that e-cigarettes contain a certain amount of nicotine. This is a highly addictive substance that can easily cause children to become anxious, restless, and lose control of their behavior.

In particular, nicotine negatively affects the developing brain, impairing children's memory, concentration and learning ability. In addition, some studies have shown that e-cigarettes also increase the risk of angina, heart failure, stroke, immunodeficiency and resistance.

More worryingly, the solution used often contains nicotine mixed with propylene glycol and glycerin, which when heated can create lung irritants and even cancer.

"The concentration of nicotine in the product is unclear, which can easily lead to overdose and acute poisoning. Currently, some children who use e-cigarettes also add active ingredients containing drugs or stimulants," the treating doctor warned.

Experts note that e-cigarettes, like traditional cigarettes, affect children, women and passive smokers.

The use of thousands of attractive e-cigarette flavors such as vanilla, perfume, fruit (banana, mango, strawberry, orange, apple, grape), candy (like cherry candy, cotton candy, chocolate candy, mint)... not only attracts main smokers but also passive smokers feel excited and even addicted.

The chemicals in e-cigarette smoke can also stick to sofas, curtains, beds, blankets, sheets, pillows, clothes, and surfaces of objects, which can have negative effects on health. Using e-cigarettes also poses a risk of fire and explosion, especially when charging the battery.

"Electronic cigarettes are often cleverly disguised as pens, USBs, lipsticks, etc., so they can easily fool parents and teachers. Electronic cigarettes mixed with liquid drugs of unknown origin are very dangerous. Therefore, students should not smoke, and families also need to regularlyeducate and remind children to stay away from electronic cigarettes," the doctor warned.

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