TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Electronic cigarette exposure: calls to Wisconsin poison control centers, 2010-2015
JO  - WMJ (Wisconsin medical journal)
A1  - Weiss, Debora
A1  - Tomasallo, Carrie D.
A1  - Meiman, Jon G.
A1  - Creswell, Paul D.
A1  - Melstrom, Paul C.
A1  - Gummin, David D.
A1  - Patel, Disa J.
A1  - Michaud, Nancy T.
A1  - Sebero, Heather A.
A1  - Anderson, Henry A.
SP  - 306
EP  - 310
VL  - 115
IS  - 6
N2  - BACKGROUND: E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that deliver nicotine and flavorings by aerosol and have been marketed in the United States since 2007. Because e-cigarettes have increased in popularity, toxicity potential from device misuse and malfunction also has increased. National data indicate that during 2010-2014, exposure calls to US poison control centers increased only 0.3% for conventional cigarette exposures, whereas calls increased 41.7% for e-cigarette exposures. <br><br>METHODS: We characterized cigarette and e-cigarette exposure calls to the Wisconsin Poison Center January 1, 2010 through October 10, 2015. We compared cigarette and e-cigarette exposure calls by exposure year, demographic characteristics, caller site, exposure site, exposure route, exposure reason, medical outcome, management site, and level of care at a health care facility. <br><br>RESULTS: During January 2010 to October 2015, a total of 98 e-cigarette exposure calls were reported, and annual exposure calls increased approximately 17-fold, from 2 to 35. During the same period, 671 single-exposure cigarette calls with stable annual call volumes were reported. E-cigarette exposure calls were associated with children aged ≤5 years (57/98, 58.2%) and adults aged ≥20 years (30/98, 30.6%). Cigarette exposure calls predominated among children aged ≤5 years (643/671, 95.8%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The frequency of e-cigarette exposure calls to the Wisconsin Poison Center has increased and is highest among children aged ≤5 years and adults. Strategies are warranted to prevent future poisonings from these devices, including nicotine warning labels and public advisories to keep e-cigarettes away from children.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1098-1861
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -