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Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use, or Vaping* - Florida Year Reported Cases Year-to-Date Deaths Year-to-Date 2019 27 1

Report last updated on September 24, 2019 with data from January 1, 2019 - September 21, 2019. FLHealthCharts.com is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics & Performance Management. Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Florida Bureau of Epidemiology. Data Note(s) The counts here represent the cases of Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use, or Vaping reported into Florida's reportable disease surveillance system, Merlin. Legal authority: Pursuant to section 381.0031(6), Florida Statutes, and Rule 64D- 3.041, Florida Administrative Code, the Department and its authorized representatives, when deemed necessary to protect the public’s health, may conduct epidemiological investigations and follow-up to confirm the diagnosis, treatment and causes of any disease or condition to determine appropriate methods of outbreak and communicable disease control. * Includes vaping using an electronic device (e.g., electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS), electronic cigarette, e-cigarette, vaporizer, vape(s), vape pen, dab pen, or other) to inhale substances (e.g., nicotine, marijuana, THC, THC concentrates, CBD, synthetic cannabinoids, flavorings, or other substances), with or without smoking of any plant, chemical, or substance. http://www.flhealthcharts.com/ChartsReports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=ChartsProfiles.LungInjuryE-CigaretteUse

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Florida reports first vaping-related death

Posted: Wed 12:17 PM, Sep 25, 2019  | 

Updated: Wed 1:30 PM, Sep 25, 2019

    

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – The Florida Department of Health is reporting the state's first death from a lung injury associated with vaping.

It comes amid a nationwide outbreak of lung problems associated with e-cigarettes, marking the 10th reported death tied to vaping use.

The Florida death is posted on the department’s public health statistics website, on a chart tracking cases of lung injury associated with e-cigarette use.

The chart lists 27 reported cases of lung injury tied to vaping in Florida in 2019, and one death. It’s not clear when that death occurred, though the chart was last updated Tuesday.

WCTV has reached out to the Department of Health for more details including where the patient was from, when they died, their age and gender.

The health department website says the chart documents lung injury associated with vaping using an electronic device, electronic cigarette, e-cigarette, vaporizer, vape, vape pen, dab pen, or other to inhale substances including nicotine, marijuana, THC, THC concentrates, CBD, synthetic cannabinoids, flavorings, or other substances.

We've also reached out for comment from the Florida Smoke-Free Association, an advocacy group for vaping businesses and consumers.

Health officials say hundreds of people have fallen ill nationwide in recent months with lung injuries associated with e-cigarette use.

Tuesday, testifying before congress, staff with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the agency is struggling to keep up with the growing outbreak.

"The epidemic is moving faster than our data gathering," said Dr. Anne Schuchat, "we really are losing people in the meantime."

On Friday, the Florida Department of Health announced it was responding to the emerging public health issue.

The department said it was coordinating with federal agencies to develop a disease case definition and report cases to the CDC as part of the national investigation.

Florida DOH also said it's working with county health departments to identify and investigate reports, and monitoring and conducting surveillance of lung disease that is associated with electronic cigarette or vaping use.

The department encourages health care providers to report cases to their county health department or the state DOH Bureau of Epidemiology.

https://www.wctv.tv/content/news/Florida-reports-first-vaping-related-death-561332351.html

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Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use, or Vaping* - Florida Year Reported Cases Year-to-Date Deaths Year-to-Date 2019 39 1

Report last updated on October 1, 2019 with data from January 1, 2019 - September 28, 2019. FLHealthCharts.com is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics & Performance Management. Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Florida Bureau of Epidemiology. Data Note(s) The counts here represent the cases of Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use, or Vaping reported into Florida's reportable disease surveillance system, Merlin. Legal authority: Pursuant to section 381.0031(6), Florida Statutes, and Rule 64D- 3.041, Florida Administrative Code, the Department and its authorized representatives, when deemed necessary to protect the public’s health, may conduct epidemiological investigations and follow-up to confirm the diagnosis, treatment and causes of any disease or condition to determine appropriate methods of outbreak and communicable disease control. * Includes vaping using an electronic device (e.g., electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS), electronic cigarette, e-cigarette, vaporizer, vape(s), vape pen, dab pen, or other) to inhale substances (e.g., nicotine, marijuana, THC, THC concentrates, CBD, synthetic cannabinoids, flavorings, or other substances), with or without smoking of any plant, chemical, or substance.

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Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use, or Vaping* - Florida Year Reported Cases Year-to-Date Deaths Year-to-Date 2019 52 1

Report last updated on October 08, 2019 with data from January 01, 2019 - October 05, 2019.

 

http://www.flhealthcharts.com/ChartsReports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=ChartsProfiles.LungInjuryE-CigaretteUse

Edited October 12, 2019 by niman

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Year Reported Cases Year-to-Date Deaths Year-to-Date 2019 68 1

Report last updated on October 15, 2019 with data from January 01, 2019 - October 12, 2019. FLHealthCharts.com is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics & Performance Management. Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Florida Bureau of Epidemiology. http://www.flhealthcharts.com/ChartsReports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=ChartsProfiles.LungInjuryE-CigaretteUse

Edited October 16, 2019 by niman

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Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use, or Vaping* - Florida Year Reported Cases Year-to-Date Deaths Year-to-Date 2019 70 1

Report last updated on October 22, 2019 with data from January 01, 2019 - October 19, 2019. FLHealthCharts.com is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics & Performance Management. Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Florida Bureau of Epidemiology. Data Note(s) The counts here represent the cases of Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use, or Vaping reported into Florida's reportable disease surveillance system, Merlin. Legal authority: Pursuant to section 381.0031(6), Florida Statutes, and Rule 64D- 3.041, Florida Administrative Code, the Department and its authorized representatives, when deemed necessary to protect the public’s health, may conduct epidemiological investigations and follow-up to confirm the diagnosis, treatment and causes of any disease or condition to determine appropriate methods of outbreak and communicable disease control. * Includes vaping using an electronic device (e.g., electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS), electronic cigarette, e-cigarette, vaporizer, vape(s), vape pen, dab pen, or other) to inhale substances (e.g., nicotine, marijuana, THC, THC concentrates, CBD, synthetic cannabinoids, flavorings, or other substances), with or without smoking of any plant, chemical, or substance. http://www.flhealthcharts.com/ChartsReports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=ChartsProfiles.LungInjuryE-CigaretteUse

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Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use, or Vaping* - Florida Year Reported Cases Year-to-Date Deaths Year-to-Date 2019 78 1

Report last updated on October 29, 2019 with data from January 01, 2019 - October 26, 2019. FLHealthCharts.com is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics & Performance Management. Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Florida Bureau of Epidemiology.

 

http://www.flhealthcharts.com/ChartsReports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=ChartsProfiles.LungInjuryE-CigaretteUse

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Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use, or Vaping* - Florida Year Reported Cases Year-to-Date Deaths Year-to-Date 2019 87 1

Report last updated on November 05, 2019 with data from January 01, 2019 - November 02, 2019. FLHealthCharts.com is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics & Performance Management. Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Florida Bureau of Epidemiology.

 

http://www.flhealthcharts.com/ChartsReports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=ChartsProfiles.LungInjuryE-CigaretteUse

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Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use, or Vaping* - Florida Year Reported Cases Year-to-Date Deaths Year-to-Date 2019 89 1

Report last updated on November 12, 2019 with data from January 01, 2019 - November 09, 2019. FLHealthCharts.com is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics & Performance Management. Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, Florida Bureau of Epidemiology.

 

http://www.flhealthcharts.com/ChartsReports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=ChartsProfiles.LungInjuryE-CigaretteUse

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#BREAKING- A local father says his 28-year-old son died of 'vaping pneumonia' this weekend in Orlando. Medical Examiner's Office confirms death was reported to them, but they declined jurisdiction. #WFTV

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Doctors believe vaping is the cause of death for a 28-year-old Orlando man, family says

By Jessica Albert

Published 6 hours ago

Orlando

FOX 35 Orlando

• Doctors believe vaping is the cause of death for a 28-year-old Orlando man, family says

Last week, Kyle Boyd’s family said he went to sleep and never woke up. His mother and stepfather found the 28-year-old unresponsive and unable to breathe in his room.

ORLANDO, Fla. - A 28-year-old man from Orlando is believed to have died from vaping.

“At 28 years old, no one goes to bed happy-go-lucky and doesn’t wake up at 28-years-old,” Kyle Boyd’s father Donald Boyd said. “Nobody. Nobody should have to endure that. No family should have to bury their child because of vaping.”

 

Last week, Kyle Boyd’s family said he went to sleep and never woke up. His mother and stepfather found the 28-year-old unresponsive and unable to breathe in his room.

“He went into cardiac arrest twice,” Kyle Boyd’s step-father Kevin Lambrecht said. “They stabilized them and transferred him to an emergency room but he never regained consciousness.”

 

After several days in the hospital, Kyle was pronounced brain dead. His doctors believe vaping is to blame for his death.

“The things that we were told by the attending physician were that his lungs were whited out and that he had pneumonia that was more than likely caused by the vaping,” Donald Boyd said.

Kyle’s family said he was a heavy vape user.

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“The medical staff tested for drugs,” Lambrecht said. There were no drugs involved. There was no THC. There was no marijuana. There was no alcohol. His only vice was vaping and we just didn’t realize how bad that is.”

 

Kyle’s family has sent a biopsy from his lungs to the Centers for Disease Control for testing.

They said they feel blindsided by Kyle’s death.

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“Our children are being fooled into believing that vaping is okay as a better alternative to tobacco and it’s not,” Donald Boyd said.

Now, they are hoping to bring awareness to other families.

 

“Please, we have to get the word out,” Lambrecht said. “Our family is devoted to doing that from here on out.”

Kyle’s family said his job was working with those suffering from addiction and would like donations to be made in his honor to Matthew’s Hope, a nonprofit in Winter Garden. To donate to Matthew’s Hope text MHM to 41444 or visit MatthewsHopeMinistries.org and use the Donate Button.

Kyle's funeral is on Friday at 3 p.m. at St. Joseph's on Alafaya Trail in Orlando.

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/doctors-believe-vaping-is-the-cause-of-death-for-a-28-year-old-orlando-man-family-says