1st vape-related death in PH recorded; DOH, PGH raise warning

[Starmix]

The DOH officials were calling the government and the parents to save the youths from the danger of electronic cigarettes. The DOH observed that more and more youths are using vaping products. The Department of Health ( DOH) and the medical community warn that vape not only causes lung injury to a healthy young person but also heart attack.

Dr. Margarita Isabel Fernandez and other doctors of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila published in the Respirology Case Reports journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology in April, a 22-year-old Filipino male with no prior health issues suffered a fatal heart attack, following severe lung injury possibly attributed to his daily vape use. This was the first vape-related death documented in the country.

According to the researchers, the patient had no history of cigarette smoking and was not an alcohol drinker nor a user of any illegal drugs. He had also not been infected with COVID-19. He was using vape daily for about two years. Parents must take action on this for their young children to avoid using electronic cigarettes.

 

[Augusta]

You see even with no prior health issues he still suffered a fatal heart attack, following severe lung injury due to his daily vape use. We need to resist this

 

[Starmix]

Tell your young neighbors there not to use electronic cigars. Vaping is deadly. The young fatality vaped for two years period, too short.

 

[freelancermaria]

I do not understand why people engage in behaviors that can potentially lead to chronic illnesses later. I do not have any vices, but I still developed a chronic illness. What about those who vape every day? It is scary.

 

[Starmix]

I do not understand why people engage in behaviors that can potentially lead to chronic illnesses later. I do not have any vices, but I still developed a chronic illness. What about those who vape every day? It is scary.

Those who smoke vape no longer likes to live too long. They're erratic and abusive to their health. They think that they're young and never die.