A 'TERRIFIED' dad claims his teenage daughter nearly died after vaping burst a hole in her lung - as she smoked the equivalent of 400 cigarettes a week. Mark Blight rushed his daughter Kyla to hospital in the early hours on 11 May, after receiving a phone call that she had collapsed and turned 'blue' while sleeping over at a friend's house. 8 Kyla Blight, 17, suffered ‘burst hole in her lung’ after vaping the equivalent of 57 cigarettes a day Credit: Kennedy News and Media 8 The teen began vaping when she was 15 Credit: Kennedy News and Media 8 She was rushed to hospital three times, having to undergo a gruelling five hours surgery in May Credit: Kennedy News and Media After nearly having a cardiac arrest , the 17-year-old underwent a five and a half hour surgery to remove part of her lung and spent two further weeks in hospital before she could return home.
A small air blister known as a pulmonary bleb had developed on the top of Kyla's lungs. It's thought her excessive vaping caused it to burst and led to her lung collapsing. The student, who began vaping at just 15, believed the habit to be 'harmless' and would get through an entire 4,000 puff vape a week, which is the equivalent to 400 cigarettes.
I've cried like a baby. It was horrible to watch Mark Blight But Kyla now vows the ordeal has "scared" her away from touching disposable vapes ever again. Full-time carer Mark took to Facebook to spread awareness of his daughter's "life-threatening" ordeal, urging young peop.
