Electronic cigarette exposures reported to the British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre: an observational case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDSs), including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), are rapidly gaining popularity. The aim of this study was to use poison centre data to describe epidemiological trends in ENDS-related exposures.

Methods

We conducted an observational case series study using records containing both coded fields and free-text narratives from the British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre for all calls involving exposure to ENDS received from 2012 to 2017. We described trends in exposures and exposed people, as well as clinical effects.

Results

A total of 243 calls were recorded for 186 unique exposures to ENDS devices, e-juice, e-cigarette cartridges and other associated paraphernalia over the study period. Calls related to

SUBMITTER: Choi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6639097 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature