Inpatients Due To Vape Soared 733 Percent Since 2020

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JAKARTA - Inpatients due to vaping and e-cigarettes have jumped 733 percent over the past four years since 2020 in those under 20, including toddlers. This data is based on a UK National Health Service (NHS) report. According to a report by The New York Post, Monday, April 22, quoted via Antara, citing the NHS data, the number of hospitalizations due to vape disorders, including children and adults, has increased by 276 percent since 2020. "In 2023, there will be 50 inpatients, including 11 children under the age of four," he said. In the report, no preschoolers were found to be hospitalized due to e-cigarettes during 2020 and only six teenagers needed medical assistance. Children who experience disruption due to vaping amount to only 6 percent of the total patients during that period, according to reports. However, about 14 percent of the 365 inpatients are those under 19 years of age. Statistical data shows that in 2020 19 of the 97 inpatients are children and in 2021 there are 19 children out of 300 inpatients. Furthermore, in 2022 there was an increase to 457 patients, including five children and in 2023 there were 50 children hospitalized from 365 patients.

The report also states that female patients due to vape are now hospitalized more, up 57 percent compared to 2023 and 46 percent in 2020.