hgdover50sforum.org.uk » e-cigarettes https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk A Voice for Older People in the Harrogate District Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:05:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 ‘Like being shot in the face’ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/like-being-shot-in-the-face/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/like-being-shot-in-the-face/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2016 10:27:39 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=5308 exloding-e-cigarettesSurgeons have issued a warning about the risk of using electronic cigarettes, following incidences of exploding batteries. There has been a significant rise in the number of reports of exploding e-cigarettes; some causing catastrophic injuries, similar to those resulting from being shot in the mouth. There have been calls for stricter guidance for consumers and tighter regulation of imports.

Reported by Jem Collins in ‘Independent’ newspaper 10.10.2016     Follow this link for further details.

 

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