E-cigarettes causing ‘severe illness’ in children: A Sky News investigation uncovers alarming rise in hospital admissions

2023-06-25 09:00:37

A Sky News investigation has revealed that a number of boys and girls of primary school age have become “severely ill” from e-cigarettes.

Figures from the English Health Agency show there were 15 cases of children aged nine or under being admitted to hospital in the first four months of this year.

Professor Andy Bush, a pediatric pulmonologist at the Royal Brompton Hospital in west London, says the figures are “terrifying”.

He explained that “young children are exposed to addictive and toxic substances, some of which are unknown.”

And he listed the dangers of e-cigarettes, saying:

Severe use of e-cigarettes can put them in the hospital, can put them in intensive care, and cause lung hemorrhage, collapsed lung, air leakage, and fat filling of the lungs.

On the other hand, doctors in Britain warned that electronic smoking is “rapidly turning into an epidemic among children,” as they called on the government to ban electronic cigarettes that are used for one time.

The Royal College of Paediatrics warned that it “is not a risk-free product and can be as addictive, if not more addictive than conventional cigarettes”.

In May, data from Action on Smoking and Health showed there had been a 50 per cent rise in the proportion of children trying vaping in Britain in the past year.

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