A 16-year-old boy has almost died in England from a serious lung disease associated with the use of electronic cigarettes. Ewan Fisher, now 18, ended up in intensive care with severe breathing problems and faced death straight in the eye. Leon van den Toorn, chairman of the Association of Physicians for Pulmonary Diseases, fears similar cases in the Netherlands. “This will happen more often here as well.” A group of renowned doctors announced today in the authoritative medical journal Archives Of Disease In Childhood that 18-year-old Ewan Fisher was teetering on the brink of death 2.5 years ago due to the frequent use of the electronic cigarette. He ended up in intensive care with a very allergic reaction to something he had inhaled, which resulted in severe inflammation of the lung tissue. ,,I ended up in ICU and needed two forms of life support. I really had trouble breathing and almost died,” the teenager told the BBC. “I had been on the e-cigarette for about five months when I suddenly became ill. I smoked a normal amount, about ten to fifteen cigarettes a day. I had switched because I thought it would be healthier. I wanted to feel fit again because I had started boxing again.” Previously very healthyAccording to his attending doctors, “the previously perfectly healthy boy” suffered from a “catastrophic respiratory disease” that has put his life in danger.Check online e-cigarette store Mr-joy.co.uk for more information. The cause was an allergic reaction to a certain chemical that is processed in the liquid of the e-cigarette. Important lessons must be learned from this, the magazine reads. “The evidence we have gathered has shown that the e-cigarette was responsible for the hospitalization.” Ewan knew right away that his allergic reaction was the result of using the electronic cigarette. “I was absolutely sure that the cigarette was making me sick,” said the Briton, who saw his life change drastically after being hospitalized. “I missed important exams and my mother got into financial difficulties because she had to stop working to take care of me. I’m still not fully recovered, it’s only been the last six months that I’ve started to regain my strength. I still have great concerns about how things will go on.” Care in the NetherlandsFor people with a smoking addiction, Ewan has an important piece of advice: go to the doctor for help and don’t just switch to the e-cigarette. “I try to tell everyone, but they think I’m stupid. I warn my friends, but even they don’t listen. They still do it, having seen what I went through. Is it really worth risking your life for an e-cigarette? I don’t want you to end up like me, I don’t want you dead, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.” Leon van den Toorn, chairman of the Dutch Association of Physicians for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis (NVALT), expects these reports to be in the news more and more. “Also in the Netherlands if the use of e-cigarettes starts to increase among young people, and then we are only talking about acute lung problems,” the doctor says in conversation with this news site. Van den Toorn is particularly concerned about the long-term effects of use, although little is still known about this. “However, that also makes sense because the e-cigarette has only been on the market for ten years. Hopefully, all the messages have made the user of the e-cigarette more aware of the dangers.” ComplaintsWorldwide, the number of patients who have complaints after using the electronic cigarette has skyrocketed. The US Health Service has confirmed 1080 lung injuries and 21 deaths related to e-cigarettes. Pulmonologists in the Netherlands also want a total ban on e-cigarettes in the Netherlands. “We want no more e-cigarettes in the Netherlands. We will fly the flag with a total ban on electronic cigarettes.” The number of Dutch people who went to the lung specialist with complaints after using the e-cigarette has recently increased from three to eight. One patient was in such a serious condition that he recently ended up in intensive care. In addition, several Dutch people reported to the lung specialist association because they had complaints after vaping, such as the use of electronic cigarettes. Ewan (18) on the verge of death from e-cigarette: ‘That thing ruined my life’ A 16-year-old boy has almost died in England from a serious lung disease associated with the use of electronic cigarettes. Ewan Fisher, now 18, ended up in intensive care with severe breathing problems and faced death straight in the eye. Leon van den Toorn, chairman of the Association of Physicians for Pulmonary Diseases, fears similar cases in the Netherlands. “This will happen more often here as well.” A group of renowned doctors announced today in the authoritative medical journal Archives Of Disease In Childhood that 18-year-old Ewan Fisher was teetering on the brink of death 2.5 years ago due to the frequent use of the electronic cigarette. He ended up in intensive care with a very allergic reaction to something he had inhaled, which resulted in severe inflammation of the lung tissue. ,,I ended up in ICU and needed two forms of life support. I really had trouble breathing and almost died,” the teenager told the BBC. “I had been on the e-cigarette for about five months when I suddenly became ill. I smoked a normal amount, about ten to fifteen cigarettes a day. I had switched because I thought it would be healthier. I wanted to feel fit again because I had started boxing again.” Previously very healthyAccording to his attending doctors, “the previously perfectly healthy boy” suffered from a “catastrophic respiratory disease” that has put his life in danger. The cause was an allergic reaction to a certain chemical that is processed in the liquid of the e-cigarette. Important lessons must be learned from this, the magazine reads. “The evidence we have gathered has shown that the e-cigarette was responsible for the hospitalization.” Ewan knew right away that his allergic reaction was the result of using the electronic cigarette. “I was absolutely sure that the cigarette was making me sick,” said the Briton, who saw his life change drastically after being hospitalized. “I missed important exams and my mother got into financial difficulties because she had to stop working to take care of me. I’m still not fully recovered, it’s only been the last six months that I’ve started to regain my strength. I still have great concerns about how things will go on.” Care in the NetherlandsFor people with a smoking addiction, Ewan has an important piece of advice: go to the doctor for help and don’t just switch to the e-cigarette. “I try to tell everyone, but they think I’m stupid. I warn my friends, but even they don’t listen. They still do it, having seen what I went through. Is it really worth risking your life for an e-cigarette? I don’t want you to end up like me, I don’t want you dead, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.” Leon van den Toorn, chairman of the Dutch Association of Physicians for Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis (NVALT), expects these reports to be in the news more and more. “Also in the Netherlands if the use of e-cigarettes starts to increase among young people, and then we are only talking about acute lung problems,” the doctor says in conversation with this news site. Van den Toorn is particularly concerned about the long-term effects of use, although little is still known about this. “However, that also makes sense because the e-cigarette has only been on the market for ten years. Hopefully, all the messages have made the user of the e-cigarette more aware of the dangers.” ComplaintsWorldwide, the number of patients who have complaints after using the electronic cigarette has skyrocketed. The US Health Service has confirmed 1080 lung injuries and 21 deaths related to e-cigarettes. Pulmonologists in the Netherlands also want a total ban on e-cigarettes in the Netherlands. “We want no more e-cigarettes in the Netherlands. We will fly the flag with a total ban on electronic cigarettes.” The number of Dutch people who went to the lung specialist with complaints after using the e-cigarette has recently increased from three to eight. One patient was in such a serious condition that he recently ended up in intensive care. In addition, several Dutch people reported to the lung specialist association because they had complaints after vaping, such as the use of electronic cigarettes. |
