Weiss Debora, Tomasallo Carrie D, Meiman Jon G, Creswell Paul D, Melstrom Paul C, Gummin David D, Patel Disa J, Michaud Nancy T, Sebero Heather A, Anderson Henry A
WMJ. 2016 Dec;115(6):306-10.
E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that deliver nicotine and flavorings by aerosol and have been marketed in the United States since 2007. Because e-cigarettes have increased in popularity, toxicity potential from device misuse and malfunction also has increased. National data indicate that during 2010–2014, exposure calls to US poison control centers increased only 0.3% for conventional cigarette exposures, whereas calls increased 41.7% for e-cigarette exposures.
We characterized cigarette and e-cigarette exposure calls to the Wisconsin Poison Center January 1, 2010 through October 10, 2015. We compared cigarette and e-cigarette exposure calls by exposure year, demographic characteristics, caller site, exposure site, exposure route, exposure reason, medical outcome, management site, and level of care at a health care facility.
During January 2010 to October 2015, a total of 98 e-cigarette exposure calls were reported, and annual exposure calls increased approximately 17-fold, from 2 to 35. During the same period, 671 single-exposure cigarette calls with stable annual call volumes were reported. E-cigarette exposure calls were associated with children aged ≤5 years (57/98, 58.2%) and adults aged ≥20 years (30/98, 30.6%). Cigarette exposure calls predominated among children aged ≤5 years (643/671, 95.8%).
The frequency of e-cigarette exposure calls to the Wisconsin Poison Center has increased and is highest among children aged ≤5 years and adults. Strategies are warranted to prevent future poisonings from these devices, including nicotine warning labels and public advisories to keep e-cigarettes away from children.
电子烟是一种由电池供电的设备，通过气溶胶输送尼古丁和调味剂，自2007年以来在美国上市销售。由于电子烟越来越受欢迎，设备误用和故障导致的潜在毒性也有所增加。国家数据显示，在2010 - 2014年期间，美国中毒控制中心接到的传统香烟暴露求助电话仅增加了0.3%，而电子烟暴露求助电话增加了41.7%。
我们对2010年1月1日至2015年10月10日期间拨打给威斯康星中毒中心的香烟和电子烟暴露求助电话进行了特征描述。我们按暴露年份、人口统计学特征、呼叫者地点、暴露地点、暴露途径、暴露原因、医疗结果、处理地点以及医疗机构的护理级别，对香烟和电子烟暴露求助电话进行了比较。
在2010年1月至2015年10月期间，共报告了98起电子烟暴露求助电话，年度暴露求助电话增加了约17倍，从2起增至35起。同期，报告了671起年度呼叫量稳定的单次暴露香烟求助电话。电子烟暴露求助电话与5岁及以下儿童（57/98，58.2%）和20岁及以上成年人（30/98，30.6%）相关。5岁及以下儿童的香烟暴露求助电话占主导（643/671，95.8%）。
拨打给威斯康星中毒中心的电子烟暴露求助电话频率有所增加，在5岁及以下儿童和成年人中最高。有必要采取策略来预防这些设备未来导致的中毒事件，包括尼古丁警示标签以及向公众宣传让电子烟远离儿童。
