according to fema, the federal emergency management agency, there were 195 fires and explosions involving electronic cigarettes between 2009 and 2016 in the united states.
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�long delays can put people under incredible stress at an already difficult time and could also mean that someone�s health could take a turn for the worse.
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on critical illness, 4.6 per cent of claims were declined due to the definition not being met and 2.3 per cent were due to misrepresentation.
.. a little under 60% of these encounters resulted in hospitalization and of these, about 13% required intensive care.
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