Mary Griffin, from Belfast, has told how she watched her daughter Sarah, 12, being put into an induced coma after being rushed to hospital with difficulty breathing from vaping
A heartbroken Belfast mum has described watching her 12 year-old daughter being put into an induced coma after vaping as a "nightmare come true".
Mary continued: "The doctor showed me an X-ray of Sarah's lungs and explained one had been badly injured. The other was therefore working overtime and aggravating her asthma. Sarah also had an infection, so everything combined had a massive impact on her body, extremely quickly. "It felt like one step forward, two steps backwards and that went on for a few days. At first, we really didn't think Sarah would make it. The first time the team tried to bring Sarah out of the induced coma she was so agitated the doctors decided it was too early and they would have to induce her again.
Thankfully Sarah is now recovering at home but the effects of what happened to her will unfortunately be long-term. Mary says it was a traumatising experience for both of them: "The day she went to hospital Sarah thought she would be admitted, be put on a nebuliser for a while and then go home again. For her to end up in ICU was a terrifying experience and she's still trying to make sense of it all.
Fidelma Carter, Head of Public Health at NICHS, said: "Many people may think there is little risk associated with regular vaping. The biggest misunderstanding about vapes is that they are harmless compared to cigarettes. This is not true, and this message needs to change to prevent more young people from taking up and getting addicted to vaping because they think they are risk free.
She added: "There is also emerging evidence and increasing concerns about the impact of vaping on our lungs, hearts and blood vessels which could lead to future cardiovascular and respiratory illness.
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