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. 2016 Sep 20;8(2):100–102. doi: 10.1177/2150131916668645

Table 1.

Call Center Reports.

Study Author(s) Number of Exposures Period Observed Data Source Most Frequent Age Group Effects
Chatham-Stephens et al2 2405 total exposures September 2010 through February 2014 US poison centers E-cigarette exposures were mostly in persons aged 0-5 years (51.1%) and >20 years (42.0%). Cigarette exposures were primarily in persons aged 0-5 years (94.9%) The most common adverse health effects in e-cigarette exposure calls were vomiting, nausea, and eye irritation. One suicide death from intravenous injection of nicotine liquid was reported
Vakkalanka et al3 1700 total exposures June 2010 through September 2013 US poison centers The most frequent age groups were children ≤5 years with 717 (42.2%) exposures and adults aged 20-39 years with 466 (27.4%) exposures The majority of patients who were followed reported that they had only minor effects
Cantrell5 35 total exposures 2010 through 2012 California poison centers Age range 8 months to 60 years Reported symptoms were mild and transient. Five patients were evaluated in an emergency department but none admitted
Ordonez et al6 225 total exposures January 2009 through February 2014 Texas poison centers 53% (n = 119) occurred in individuals aged <5 years old, 41% (n = 93) occurred in individuals aged >20 years old, and 6% (n = 13) occurred in individuals aged 6-19 years The clinical effects reported most often were vomiting (20%), nausea (10%), headache (4%), ocular irritation (5%), dizziness (5%), and lethargy (2%)
Kamboj et al4 4138 exposures in children <6 years old January 2012 to April 2015 US poison centers 44.1 % children <2 years old