E-cigarette liquid ingestion: a fast growing accidental issue in children

Arch Dis Child. 2018 Nov;103(11):1091. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-314886. Epub 2018 Feb 15.

Authors

Eshen Ang¹, David Tuthill², John Thompson³

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
² Department of Paediatrics, Children's Hospital for Wales, Cardiff, UK.
³ National Poisons Information Service, Cardiff Unit, University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff, UK.

PMID: 29449210
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-314886

No abstract available

Keywords: childhood poisoning; e-cigarettes; e-liquid; nicotine toxicity.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Accidents / statistics & numerical data*
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug Packaging / standards
Eating
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems*
Humans
Infant
Nicotine / blood
Nicotine / poisoning*
Poisoning / epidemiology*
Poisoning / prevention & control*
Tobacco Products / poisoning*

Substances

Nicotine