{"id":15263,"date":"2022-10-20T17:05:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T09:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15263"},"modified":"2022-10-20T17:05:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T09:05:16","slug":"e-cigarette-vape-users-at-risk-of-getting-lung-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15263","title":{"rendered":"E-cigarette, vape users at risk of getting lung injury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20<\/strong> — The perception that electronic cigarettes or vaping are not harmful needs to be corrected as users of the substance are at risk of getting lung injury or E-cigarette Or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI), said Health Minister\u00a0Khairy Jamaluddin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said EVALI was first diagnosed in 2019 in the United States, with 2,800 cases of lung injury and 68 deaths involving the use of electronic cigarettes and vaping detected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Malaysia, the minister said,\u00a0\u00a0he had been informed\u00a0that two cases were reported in 2019, eight cases in 2021 and\u00a0four cases were recorded between June and September last year.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“EVALI is serious…scientifically, it has been proven that\u00a0vaping is not something that comes without harm,<\/em>\u201d he said when launching the\u00a0Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) for Management of EVALI here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that based on the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) in 2019, there were about 1.1 million electronic cigarette or vaping users in Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the management of EVALI, Khairy said, early detection and treatment can be given to patients so that long-term complications, as well as treatment costs, can be reduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe estimated cost of treating an EVALI patient admitted to hospital for four days is RM50,297.37,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khairy said the use of electronic cigarettes or vaping can also cause numbness, palpitations and hallucinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This situation is very risky and can increase the rate of morbidity and death,\u201d <\/em>he said,\u00a0adding that the Health Ministry was\u00a0now monitoring cases of respiratory symptoms related to the use of electronic cigarettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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