Noemi and Dennis talk with Salvador Baeza, pharmacist and director of the West Texas Regional Poison Center at University Medical Center El Paso, about the rise in calls to the center regarding children and electronic cigarette accidents. Most specifically, the swallowing or chewing of the liquid nicotine inside the cartomizer of some of the commercially available products.
***Since its initial recording on April 15, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration has called on proposing new sanctions and directions on all tobacco products, to include e-cigarettes, cigars and smoking pipes. For more information, http://www.fda.gov/newsevents/publichealthfocus/ucm172906.htm For information on the West Texas Regional Poison Center, http://www.poisoncenter.org, or phone 1-800-222-1222 for emergencies and inquiries. For information on electronic cigarettes from the manufacturers' side, http://www.tveca.com/