this is idiotic.
pneumothorax is caused by the opening of a hole in the lung, preventing it from expanding with air/air builds up in the chest cavity, causing the lung to “collapse”. the boy may have coughed hard casing the hole [I’ve seen that happen to a 14 year old after a coughing fit]
article fails to state
Not saying the vape didn’t cause a coughing fit, just saying the vape was not a unique irritant that was a triggering event. No evidence referenced in article the vape material itself caused a pneumothorax, which is what the ‘reporter’ is trying to imply and cause reader to believe.
14 year old was coughing due to dust in the air while mowing a lawn, btw.