just handling them and even under the wrong conditions each cigarettes can explode its
swimming with sharks bad for your health probably today we're gonna talk about vaping you've heard
it all over the news kids are dying from vaping hey everyone I'm dr. Wagner I'm a board certified
real life emergency medicine physician on my show I'm going to answer all your emergent medical
questions and clear up some myths about medical ailments so what is vaping why is it become so
popular lately is it safe and is vaping better than regular cigarettes and can vaping actually
kill you all great questions and I'm going to go over all of that plus clear up some other myths
about vaping if you've turned on your TV lately you've probably seen reports about people dying
or having severe medical complications that have been allegedly related to vaping as of September
2019 the center of Disease Control aka the CDC is calling it an outbreak there have been reportedly
a whopping 530 cases of lung injury in 38 states one u.s. territory so what is vaping vaping is
slang for the act of inhaling and exhaling the aerosol or vapor that's produced by an electronic
cigarette or vaping type device according to the CDC website each cigarettes worked by heating up
the liquid to produce an aerosol that users can inhale into their lungs the liquid which contains
sometimes nicotine THC and other additives the term vape is used because in cigarettes do not
produce tobacco smoke but rather an aerosol often mistaken for water vapor aerosols are
substances enclosed under high pressure that can be released as a fine spray typically by
propellant of gas or oil for instance hairspray what are the symptoms of vaping related illnesses
many of the cases patients say that they experience trouble breathing shortness of
breath and chest pain before they are brought to the hospital some people have also said that they
have experienced stomach issues including nausea vomiting and diarrhea all right who is at risk
for vaping related lung injuries and illnesses duh people who vapor the ones at risk anything
that you inhale into your lungs that is not air can potentially harm you and I don't care if it
tastes like strawberry shortcake it still puts you at high risk why is vaping causing all of these
injuries investigators have not yet identified a common brand type of device or drug across
all cases the only common thread all patients have reported the use of e-cigarettes or vape in other
words we don't know yet the exact component that is causing all of the drama so are they dangerous
for your health is swimming with sharks bad for your health probably on a very basic level just
handling them and even under the wrong conditions each cigarettes can explode and cause serious
injury but recently discovered health risk range from exposure to toxic metals or a liquid which
can cause seizures brain injury and heart attacks so here's the big question can you die from vaping
yes at the time of the posting of this video a deaths has been confirmed in six different
states with 16% of the deaths including children under the age of 18 if you're watching this later
then I posted it it's probably a lot more how do you prevent vaping related disease or injury easy
don't do it when it comes to your health I would suggest minimizing every risk possible to injuring
your lungs you only have two of them whether you're inhaling heated vapour or aerosols with
the e-cigarettes or burning material and chemicals such as with regular cigarettes the only way to
prevent it is to stop it entirely ar e cigarettes and vaping healthier than regular cigarettes
let's not get crazy here with the word healthier although some reports out there say that there
are fewer toxins and cancer-causing substances in e-cigarettes than regular cigarettes the truth is
vapes and ISA Gretz haven't been around long enough to know the true damage it causes us
only time will tell which if any are less risky than the other all right that's been your five
minutes on vaping with me dr. Wagner I hope I've cleared up some of the myths regarding vaping out
there and helped you get a better understanding of this potentially deadly outbreak make sure you
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