Teenager rushed to hospital with collapsed lung after vaping the equivalent of 400 cigarettes a week with terrified dad left distraught By Chris Pollard Published: 10:34, 11 June 2024 | Updated: 11:28, 11 June 2024 e-mail 159 shares 92 View comments A 'terrified' dad is warning parents about the life-threatening dangers of vaping after his teenage daughter burst a hole in her lung — as she smoked the equivalent of 400 cigarettes a week. Mark Blight rushed Kyla Blight to hospital during the early hours on May 11 after receiving a phone call that she had collapsed and turned 'blue' while sleeping over at a friend's house. After her heart nearly stopped beating, the 17-year-old underwent surgery for five and a half hours to remove part of her lung.
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. 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 nicotine equivalent of 400 cigarettes. Kyla Blight suffered a collapsed lung after vaping the equivalent of 400 cigarettes An air blister known as a pulmonary bleb developed on Kyla's lung which later burst, causing the lung to collapse Kyla has vowed never to touch vapes again after her life-threatening ordeal Kyla's dad Mark is warning parents about the dangers of disposable vapes after watching his teenage dau.