MADISON, Wis. (SPECTRUM NEWS) - A Fort Atkinson teen, lucky to be alive, after an e-cig scare.
Logan Krahn’s lungs filled with fluid and nearly failed two weeks ago. He became UW Health’s American Family Children’s Hospital’s first pediatric ICU vaping case.
“While quitting might seem difficult, going through this is far worse,” Logan said about the terrible ordeal.
Pediatric Pulmonologist Dr. Vivek Balasubramarniam says the hospital has had at least 10 cases of pediatric E-cig injuries. He calls it a health crisis.
“Cigarettes cause you to slowly die over time. These instances of vaping related injuries causing deaths now,” Dr. Balasubramarniam said.
Luckily for Logan, he is on a steroid with a hopeful prognosis.
Doctors are hopeful he can resume normal activity in a year, but say this was a close call and urge anyone currently using the devices to stop.
