Can you use electronic cigarettes on an airplane?

Answer 1

No one really knows yet. Electronic cigarettes are a new product, so there has not been time to study and evaluate their effects on the human body.

However, it is probably safe to say that they are substantially less harmful than traditional cigarettes. The byproducts of combustion are mainly what makes cigarettes so harmful. There is no combustion with an electronic cigarette, hence, there are no harmful combustion byproducts.

Answer 2

I am not a health professional so my answers are based on my own understanding but I do frequently see first hand the benefits that many smokers find when using electronic cigarettes. I receive countless emails from customers who have all but given up trying to reduce their tobacco intake and have found electronic cigarettes offers them a very real alternative.

Electronic cigarettes contain Nicotine which is thought to be relatively harmless when inhaled - it is the tar from burning tobacco that creates the 4000 or so chemicals and many carcinogens that are cited as harmful when smoking regular cigarettes.

The vapor in an Ecigarette is made by heating a liquid containing only four ingredients, vegetable glycol (glycerine), pharmaceutical grade nicotine, water and a flavouring agent. Many other manufacturers import their liquid from China and elsewhere and their content is not always easy to identify.

Although it is too early to guarantee absolute safety over extended periods, the liquid is tested for purity at Manchester University and manufactured in the UK to stringent safety standards. My advice to customers is that, whist an absolute guarantee cannot be made - even a sweet could choke someone - we DO know the effects of tobacco and it is up to individuals to weigh up the risks, consider their own smoking habits/situation and make an informed choice regarding their own health and circumstances.

Answer 3

Electronic cigarettes use e-liquid which consists of 4 components: Propylene Glycol, Vegetable Glycerin, Nicotine, and Flavoring. The nicotine is the main chemical in e-liquid that correlates with addiction to nicotine in cigarettes. Therefore, if you are smoking an electronic cigarette, you can buy e-liquid that has varying levels of nicotine, anywhere from 0mg to 36mg. Electronic cigarettes are not considered a smoking cessation, but a smoking alternative to cigarettes. So, if you want to reduce the amount of cigarettes you're smoking, you can balance them with electronic cigarettes until hopefully ceasing intake of cigarettes entirely.

Answer 4

Within several EIGA Documents, including EIGA Doc 89 Medical Oxygen Systems for Homecare Supply and EIGA Doc 158 Good Homecare Practice, it is stated that patients shall never smoke when using oxygen.

The reason for this is that while oxygen is not a flammable gas, oxygen will support combustion. There have been a number of incidents involving patients smoking while being administered oxygen in the homecare environment and this has resulted in a number of fires leading to serious injuries and in some cases death.

Many patients undergo oxygen treatment due to smoking related diseases and some of them continue to smoke while undergoing such oxygen treatment. EIGA members continuously reinforce the message that smoking or being close to an energy source such as an open flame is incompatible with the use of oxygen.

Recent innovations in smoking cessation programs have led to the introduction of so-called "electronic cigarettes". These work on the principle of a heating element that vaporizes a liquid solution which delivers nicotine.

Electronic cigarettes include a power source, and this may be charged from a USB power port or by using a separate battery charger. These items when saturated with oxygen may ignite.

Recent reports in the media are indicating that there could be a risk of an ignition of an electronic cigarette whilst a patient is undergoing oxygen therapy.

As a result, EIGA's position is that electronic cigarettes should not be used while a patient is undergoing oxygen therapy. Additionally, batteries of electronic cigarettes should not be charged in the vicinity of a patient undergoing oxygen therapy or the oxygen source itself.

This safety information is intended for all who supply or use oxygen therapy equipment.

Answer 5

They are certainly better for you than smoking tobacco, but you should discuss it with your physician before trying it.

Answer 6

can you use electronic cigarette while on oxygen

Answer 7

The U.S. Department of Transportation says the use of smokeless electronic cigarettes on airplanes is prohibited

Answer 8

Yes