A “terrified” dad has issued a warning to other parents after he claims his daughter nearly died when vaping burst a hole in her lung. Mark Blight rushed Kyla Blight to hospital after receiving a phone call that she had collapsed and turned 'blue' while sleeping over at a friend's house. After nearly having a cardiac arrest, the 17-year-old received 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 and it is thought her excessive vaping caused this to burst and led to her lung collapsing. Mark Blight rushed Kyla Blight to hospital after receiving a phone call that she had collapsed (Image: Kennedy News) 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. However, Kyla vows the ordeal has 'scared' her away from touching disposable vapes from now on.
Full-time carer Mark took to Facebook to spread awareness of his daughter's “life-threatening” experience, urging young people to “throw away vapes” because “it's not worth it”. Mark, who lives in Egremont, Cumbria, said: "Her lung collapsed this time due to the hole. They put a drain in her.
She's a little girl who doesn't like needles. She screamed. She was close to having a cardiac arrest.
"They rushed us into Newcastle, and she.
