E-cigarette Explosion in a Patient Room

Angie Szumlinski
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April 11, 2019
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The patient took a puff on the e-cigarette while she was receiving oxygen through her nasal cannula and sparked an explosion. The patient ripped off the nasal cannula, which had melted, and sustained first- and second-degree burns to her face and hand.

Read about the case HERE.


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