Thermal injuries from exploding electronic cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes (ECs), or “e-cigarettes,” are devices capable of vaporizing nicotine-containing solutions that when exhaled resembles tobacco smoke. The devices are referred to by many different names, including “personal vaporizers,” “e-cig,” “vapes,” “vape pens,” “e-hookahs” and “tank systems.” Most designs consist of a liquid containing cartridge, a heating element, a flow sensor, and a lithium-ion battery to vaporize the solution without a combustion element. As of 2014 an estimated 90% of the worlds’ ECs are produced in mainland China where they were first invented and released in 200 3 [1,2].
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research