CSN
invites you to a webinar focused on e-cigarette poisoning among
children and youth. According to the American Association of Poison
Control Centers, the number of cases managed by Poison Control Centers
involving e-cigarettes containing nicotine rose dramatically from about
270 in 2011 to over 3,000 in 2014, so far. Over half of these calls
involved children under age 5.
Nicotine
can be poisonous and liquid nicotine (e-juice) refills may be harmful
to children. Products come in bright colors, flavors and scents. A few
drops of e-juice absorbed through the skin or swallowed can result in an
ER visit and 1/3 oz. may be fatal to a child. Currently, there are no
federal packaging requirements for e-cigarettes or the refills.
The
webinar speakers are Krista Osterthaler, American Association of Poison
Control Centers, and Michael Freiberg, Tobacco Control Legal
Consortium, who will discuss the scope of the problem and prevention
strategies and describe state policies to address e-cigarette poisoning.