A teenager from Kemerovo suffered total lung damage due to vaping

A teenager from the city of Kemerovo suffered total lung damage due to vaping. This was reported by the Kuzbass Ministry of Health.

The department explained that the 16-year-old Russian smoked electronic cigarettes constantly for a long time. First, the young man was admitted to a medical facility with pneumonia. Doctors managed to stop the respiratory failure syndrome and intoxication of the body. A month after discharge, the teenager was again in the hospital, but in the intensive care unit.

He underwent a CT scan and found that the teenager’s blood oxygen saturation level was 65 percent, compared with the normal range of 95-100 percent. After adjusting therapy in accordance with the new diagnosis, the young man’s condition began to improve, and there was no longer a need for oxygen support.