Watch out for the accidental ingestion of heated tobacco products!

(Case 1) A father found that his child had broken a heated cigarette butt and was putting it into their mouth, prompting him to immediately take the broken butt out of the child’s mouth.

（事例1）子どもが，加熱式タバコの吸い殻を割って口に入れていたところを父親が発見し，すぐに口からかき出した。

(Case 2) While a mother was doing housework, her child swallowed heated cigarette butts that they had found in the trash can in the father’s room, prompting the mother to immediately call an ambulance.

（事例2）母親が家事をしていた隙に，父親の部屋のごみ箱にあった加熱式タバコの吸い殻を子どもが飲み込んでしまったので，すぐに救急車を呼んだ。

“Heated tobacco products” are products in which a stick or capsule containing tobacco leaves is set into a special heating device. There have been a number of incidents in which children are reported to have eaten the part containing tobacco leaves, with most of these incidents involving infants under 17 months.

　「加熱式タバコ」は，タバコの葉が入っているスティックやカプセルを専用の加熱装置にセットして使用するものですが，タバコの葉が入った部分を子どもが食べたという事故が報告されており，その多くは1歳5カ月以下の乳幼児でした。

One stick or capsule of a heated tobacco product contains enough nicotine to poison someone if eaten. Never place these sticks or capsules in a location that children can reach.

　加熱式タバコの1本分のスティック等には，食べると中毒症状が現れるおそれのある量のニコチンが含まれています。タバコ葉が入ったスティック等を決して子どもの手の届く場所に置いてはいけません。

Unlike conventional cigarettes, heated tobacco products don’t require users to put out the butt. As a result, the used stick or capsule tends to be thrown directly into the trash can, which then makes them easily accessible to children. Never throw any heated tobacco products away in a location that may be within the reach of children.

　従来のタバコと異なり火の始末の必要が無いため，使用後のスティック等を直接ごみ箱へ捨ててしまいがちですが，子どもの手の届くところに廃棄するのは絶対にやめましょう。

If a child should accidentally swallow a stick or capsule that contains tobacco leaves, be sure to immediately take any remaining tobacco leaves out of the child’s mouth. If the affected child drinks water or milk following the initial ingestion of a tobacco product, the ingested nicotine will dissolve into the liquid, causing it to be more easily absorbed into the body. As such, it is important to immediately visit a medical institution and avoid giving the child anything to drink beforehand.

　タバコの葉が入ったスティック等を子どもが誤飲した際は，口の中にタバコの葉が残っている場合はかき出しましょう。水や牛乳等を飲ませると，ニコチンが水分に溶け出し，体内に吸収されやすくなるため，何も飲ませずに直ちに医療機関を受診しましょう。