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•Reported e-cigarette injuries are rising and include burn injury, face
fractures, head injury, mouth trauma, and tooth loss. 4-12
The ACS supports efforts to promote, enact, and sustain legislation and policies that encourage the following:
•Manufacturing a lithium battery that does not use a flammable
solvent
•Promoting safe manufacturing processes for lithium batteries
•Supporting regulations that ensure safe use and storage of lithium
battery products
•Reporting and tracking injuries due to lithium battery injuries in
a national database to further inform epidemiology and prevention efforts ♦
STATEMENT
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The ACS supports efforts to promote, enact, and sustain
legislation and policies that encourage supporting regulations
that ensure safe use and storage of lithium battery products.
