Public healthcare institutions to record all Kpod cases, confiscate vapes: MOH, HSA

Public healthcare institutions to record all Kpod cases, confiscate vapes: MOH, HSA

Seized vapes to be placed in ziplock bags and locked up. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Medical practitioners will be required to report cases involving e-vaporiser

Medical practitioners will be required to report cases involving e-vaporiser use and related symptoms suggesting etomidate intoxication, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in a circular dated July 9. The healthcare authorities also said that individuals who voluntarily seek help for e-vaporiser use will not have enforcement actions taken against them. READ: https://asia1.news/4kBcb2w Follow @AsiaOnecom for a…

Medical practitioners must record Kpod cases, seize vapes: MOH, HSA

Medical practitioners must now record all cases of e-vaporiser use and related symptoms suggesting etomidate intoxication, amid "rising concerns" regarding Kpod use in Singapore. In a circular issued on July 9, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said that there has been a "concerning increase" in the use of Kpods — e-vaporisers containing the anaesthetic agent...

All Kpod cases to be recorded, vapes must be confiscated: MOH, HSA

In a sign that the health authorities are treating vapes laced with etomidate more seriously, public healthcare institutions have been told to record all suspected and confirmed etomidate-linked vaping cases....