A man from southern Israel was seriously hurt Wednesday after an electronic cigarette he was smoking exploded, leaving a severe burn on his face.
Magen David Adom paramedics who arrived at the scene provided initial medical treatment before evacuating him to a hospital. He was suffering from burns to his eyes, chest and mouth.
Report of the incident was received by MDA at 8:12am. The call detailed “a man who was likely hurt after an electronic cigarette he was smoking caught fire and burst in the man’s mouth."
Initial reports from MDA said the man’s condition was moderate but stable, and that “MDA paramedics were evacuating him to the Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva.”
MDA paramedic Atara Maimon, who was among the first to arrive at the scene, said: “We were called to treat a youth who was laying down next to the main road. He was fully conscience, his chest was burned and his face was bleeding.
The Soroka Medical Center, where the man was evacuated to, said that the man’s condition has worsened and is now described as serious.
“A 27-year-old man was brought into the hospital’s ER after after getting hurt by an electric cigarette which caught fire. The man went through a medical assessment and is currently being taken to the operating room.”