On 11/2, Doctor Nguyen Duc Loc from the Intensive Care Center, Hospital 108, stated that the patient received intensive treatment. After three days of resuscitation, the patient's condition improved significantly, allowing for the removal of the endotracheal tube and a gradual return to consciousness.

Currently, Vietnam prohibits the production, trade, import, and use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. Despite this, these products continue to circulate illegally in the market, posing significant health risks to the community.

A male patient receiving treatment for e-cigarette poisoning at the hospital. *Photo: Hospital provided*

Doctor Pham Dang Hai, Head of the Department of Internal Medicine Resuscitation and Anti-poisoning, emphasized that e-liquid contains not only nicotine but also many additives, flavorings, and solvents. When heated, these components create toxic compounds, causing multi-organ damage. Users face risks of acute nicotine poisoning, acute lung injury, and neurological and cardiovascular disorders.

Many e-cigarette preparations are also mixed with liquid drugs or psychotropic substances of unknown origin. This increases the risk of dependence and causes severe damage, especially to the developing nervous system in young individuals.

Doctors advise the public not to use e-cigarettes in any form. Current users should actively stop early to protect their health. Symptoms of e-cigarette poisoning include: nausea, profuse vomiting, headache, dizziness, shortness of breath, rapid breathing, chest pain, rapid or irregular heartbeat, seizures, and confusion.

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