17 year old burned

[Neo]

Vaping warning: Doctors express concern about exploding e-cigarettes

This was on the front page of the Phoenix paper with a huge picture of this kid and her burns. Prepare to be angry.

 

[Dougiestyle]

Propaganda at its finest. Does the paper not realize it is illegal for vendors to sell vapor products to people under 18/21?

Come on Big Brother. Where are we going in this hand basket?

Eta: Commented on article. Everyone should.

 

[TVC70]

Doesn't surprise me, considering the source. I was pleased to see the girl's comments, however, that this may well have been a result of her battery wrap. As usual with such stories, though, we won't ever see any additional details to confirm or exclude that possibility.

 

[AzPlumber]

This quote from the article is a classic.

"Foster said some explosions have occurred when users were in the process of igniting the device."

 

[retired1]

This quote from the article is a classic.

"Foster said some explosions have occurred when users were in the process of igniting the device."

Only when wearing the vest, though.

 

[classwife]

" but she also said her device likely exploded due to a problem with the battery casing. "

This bothers me greatly.
Why would someone continue to use a battery that has a problem with the casing ?

 

[Ed_C]

Maybe we should ban flashlights as well then.

 

[retired1]

Why would someone continue to use a battery that has a problem with the casing ?

 

[IMFire3605]

Follow-upped this evening on CBS 5 AZ

Arizona teen warns others about exploding e-cigarettes

Incident happened in May, the statements about 15 other burn victims so far, could be attributed to the heat out here as well.

 

[Neo]

LOL, the heat is enough to make my head explode.

 

[pineappledan]

Weird, the cbs article and video didn't say when it exploded, must have been a while ago because her second degree burns to her hand no longer needed bandages and seem to be back to full functionality.

 

[Lessifer]

" but she also said her device likely exploded due to a problem with the battery casing. "

This bothers me greatly.
Why would someone continue to use a battery that has a problem with the casing ?

Because " She does not think there is anything the could have done to prevent her accident," so obviously, battery safety is not up to the consumer.

I also didn't see any mention of the device itself. So, it could have been a bad battery wrap, it could have been a springloaded center pin atomizer on a direct to battery connection mod, who knows?

 

[rico942]

This quote from the article is a classic.

"Foster said some explosions have occurred when users were in the process of igniting the device."

Igniting ? Really ?

Again, an example of the "journalist" deliberately choosing a word with heavy negative connotations, to mislead the reader into thinking that this accident was somehow intentional and inevitable ...

Consider a less inflammatory alternative ...

"Foster said some explosions have occurred when users were in the process of activating the device."

Somebody introduce Ken Alltucker to a dictionary ...


ig·ni·tion
iɡˈniSH(ə)n/
noun
noun: ignition
the action of setting something on fire or starting to burn.

 

[KODIAK (TM)]

I also didn't see any mention of the device itself. So, it could have been a bad battery wrap, it could have been a springloaded center pin atomizer on a direct to battery connection mod, who knows?

Doesn't matter. I'm guessing the intent of the article was to demonize any kind of e-cig and jump on the "headline" bandwagon.

I don't even read this crap anymore.

 

[Semiretired]

But the article did point out how some (higher quality) batts have internal protection, but many do not - we all know about cheap batts...

 

[Lessifer]

But the article did point out how some (higher quality) batts have internal protection, but many do not - we all know about cheap batts...

Hard to know exactly what they're talking about, but if they mean the actual batteries, the ones with PCBs are not suitable for vaping.

 

[zoiDman]

I like this Comment about having some "Journalistic Integrity".

John Conner - Olympia, Washington

And the type of device was? Have some journalistic integrity and report the full story. Was it some cloned mech with cheap batteries? Regulated mods don't do that. Saying all ecigs explode will kill smokers by scaring them into not trying this life saving technology. www.abillionlives.com

Arizona teen warns others about exploding e-cigarettes

I also like the Link he Included.

 

[stylemessiah]

Every vapist should be forced to take a class from the teachings of Mooch before they get a device

Point 1, shes 17...wtf is a 17 yo doing with vape gear. Its illegal here.

The article sounds like she doesnt vape now, and that makes me question whether she was a former smoker "She enjoyed the flavor and smell and socializing with friends", im one of those who believes that vaping is a harm reduction tool for those who used to smoke. If she wasnt a smoker and was instead doing it to be cool, well then we dont need those kinda people anyways...so embrace safety 100% young lady and dont vape

 

[wiredlove]

My favorite is: "There was a nut loose on the e-cig" (or keyboard)
or the variation of pebcak : "chair to keyboard interface error"