Vaping nearly killed me, says British teenager A teenage boy nearly died after vaping caused a catastrophic reaction in his lungs, doctors in Nottingham say.
Ewan Fisher was connected to an artificial lung to keep him alive after his own lungs failed and he could not breathe.
Ewan told BBC News e-cigarettes had "basically ruined me" and urged other young people not to vape.
His doctors say vaping is "not safe", although health bodies in the UK say it is 95% safer than tobacco.
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Ewan Fisher was connected to an artificial lung to keep him alive after his own lungs failed and he could not breathe.
Ewan told BBC News e-cigarettes had "basically ruined me" and urged other young people not to vape.
His doctors say vaping is "not safe", although health bodies in the UK say it is 95% safer than tobacco.
See also:
- Life-threatening hypersensitivity pneumonitis secondary to e-cigarettes (open access) Archives of Diseases in Childhood
- Clinical presentation, treatment, and short-term outcomes of lung injury associated with e-cigarettes or vaping: a prospective observational cohort study (abstract) The Lancet
- Vaper, 16, suffers life-threatening lung inflammation The Daily Mail
- 'Vape at your peril', doctors warn as they reveal teenage boy contracted life threatening condition The Daily Telegraph
- Vaping is causing lung damage, Lancet study finds as medics urge public to avoid e-cigarettes The Daily Telegraph
- UK teenager needed life support over vaping-linked disease The Guardian
- Vaping deaths: Health officials find possible cause of mystery illness linked to e-cigarettes The Independent
- Vaping deaths: Are e-cigarettes really safer than smoking tobacco? A complete guide to the facts The Independent
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