Liquid nicotine for electronic cigarettes is toxic for kids

(American College of Emergency Physicians) A 6-year-old child who accidentally swallowed liquid nicotine intended for her parents' electronic cigarettes required immediate emergency medical treatment that included intubation and an overnight stay in a pediatric intensive care unit. The unique case report was reported online recently in Annals of Emergency Medicine ('Unintentional Pediatric Ingestion of Electronic Cigarette Nicotine Refill Liquid Necessitating Intubation').