What do you know about E-Cigarette Exploded in a Teenager’s Mouth, Damaging His Jaw?

Austin Burton was using a vaping kit to try and quit smoking. His E-Cigarette exploded in his mouth causes his jaw to become extremely bloody. he was rushed to the hospital to find out that he had a large fracture in his lower jaw and was missing multiple teeth. The doctors think that this was caused by an exploding battery. Within just seven years, there have been 195 reports of explosions causing injuries involving E-Cigarettes. This is related to this course because it shows pain inflicted by drugs and it is related to bio. I would rate this pain as a level 9 pain. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/health/ecigarettes-explosion.html?action=click&module=RelatedCoverage&pgtype=Article&region=Footer

"Last year, using data from several federal agencies, found there were roughly 2,035 e-cigarette explosion and burn injuries in the United States from 2015 to 2017." (What do you know about E-Cigarette Exploded in a Teenager’s Mouth, Damaging His Jaw?). This shows that this is an increasing issue that is continuing to affect people and inflict more pain. 

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