TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Notes from the field: calls to poison centers for exposures to electronic cigarettes - United States, september 2010-february 2014
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
A1  - Chatham-Stephens, Kevin
A1  - Law, Royal
A1  - Taylor, Ethel
A1  - Melstrom, Paul
A1  - Bunnell, Rebecca
A1  - Wang, Baoguang
A1  - Apelberg, Benjamin
A1  - Schier, Joshua G.
SP  - 292
EP  - 293
VL  - 63
IS  - 13
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -