Poisoning from E-Cigarettes on the Rise

[maggazulu]

I woke up this morning and found this on Yahoo.

Well when I say woke up, I mean I am still trying to wake up.
I'm only on my second cup of tea. I will have to read this later when I am more alert.

But I think I can get the general Idea; some one has been an idiot and it's all been blown out of proportion and they gave the media half a statistic report to print.

Jesus it's too early in the morning and I don't want to fight.

I'll tell you what Yahoo, if you leave vaping alone for the rest of the day I won't give you multiple paper cuts and pour lemon juice in them. How about that?

http://news.yahoo.com/poisoning-e-cigarettes-rise-182226580.html

 

[LilyRed]

maggazulu Oh dear, this has been doing the rounds for several days hasn't it? - and getting more and more hysterical each time - the media really are having a field-day on it now aren't they ...

Meanwhile they are rather coy on the source -

Reader "where did it come from?"

Newsfeed "whisper whisper whisper"

Reader "What?"

Newsfeed "whisper whisper whisper"

Reader "WHAT?"

Newsfeed "whisper whisper whisper"

Reader "WHAT? (facepalms) - Oh FGS speak up, I can't hear you!"

Newsfeed (whispers) "The Center for Disease Control in the USA"

Reader (slowly) "Oookay, these figures don't actually relate to the UK then ... and the percentages are?"

Newsfeed (whispers) "Well, about 215 calls - BUT 50% of them related to children!" Runs round in hysterical panic waving hands ...

Reader (sighs and then facepalms) "there's no legislation for stupidity is there?"


In other news , the Daily Fail has decided it hates vapers again and has also jumped on the bandwagon

 

[Cloudstix]

I noticed this at the top of my Google UK search this morning and it just really gets to me... its lazy journalism in my eyes and without knowing any real facts they just throw this rubbish together.

 

[vaporsizer]

The only good thing about all the bullshit reports is that are answerable to. At least there's a comment section for us to have a voice, i just hope that readers get past the crap & see the other side of the coin. Almost as if it's designed for that purpose !

 

[LilyRed]

 

[Scoff]

Poison centers received 2,405 calls related to e-cigarettes, and 16,248 calls about cigarettes, between September 2010 and February 2014, according to the report.
In a country as big as the USA, 2405 cases doesn't seem a lot in 3 and a half years.

 

[knome]

They missed a trick here. The headline should be 100% Of E-Cigarette Poisoning Cases Caused By E-Cigarettes, or if featured on Match of the Day... 110% Of E-Cigarette Poisoning Cases Caused By E-Cigarettes.

 

[Tromain]

Poison centers received 2,405 calls related to e-cigarettes, and 16,248 calls about cigarettes, between September 2010 and February 2014, according to the report.
In a country as big as the USA, 2405 cases doesn't seem a lot in 3 and a half years.

Especially when you consider 80% of the country is made up of brainless morons that shouldn't even be allowed near anything more hazardous then a glue stick or safety scissors.

Makes me glad I left that shit hole in 2001! Of course if the gov has it's way this country will soon be the same =/

 

[Billybob99]

I managed to spill about 10ml all over me this morning and I'm still here, perhaps I ought to phone the papers

 

[knome]

Especially when you consider 80% of the country is made up of brainless morons that shouldn't even be allowed near anything more hazardous then a glue stick or safety scissors.

Makes me glad I left that shit hole in 2001! Of course if the gov has it's way this country will soon be the same =/

100% of glue stick accidents were caused by opening the packaging with safety scissors.

And I'll not have you insinuating that Bill Hicks is a brainless moron... or perhaps he is now... or maybe he was Canadian?