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Fainting joke can lead to coma and even kill

Fainting joke can lead to coma and even kill

Fainting, also known as a choking game, is a high-risk game, but quite common among adolescents and young adults. There are reports of victims of this play worldwide, reaching children from 6 years of age. It is not a new practice, but with the ease of access and dissemination of current information, dissemination of the idea is quick and effective. A quick search on any search site leads us not only to articles on this practice, but also to explanations of how to do it.

The game is to hold your breath to the point of fainting. It can be performed with the help of friends or alone. Videos recently released in Brazil show boys squeezing a colleague's chest until she loses her senses and falls, propped up by them. Also known as a "choking game", in France it is called "the handkerchief game", due to the use of scarves on the neck to achieve the goal of causing suffocation.

Characteristics of adolescence make young people more susceptible to such risk games. Teens are curious and tend to want to discover the new world that is appearing ahead of them, seeking challenges and new sensations. Faced with the modifications of the body and the increase of their physical and mental capacities they believe to be infallible, demonstrating a certain arrogance and believing that nothing bad can happen to them. The modism and overvaluation of the opinions of the group of friends also have a strong influence on their day to day, being common the thought "if everyone does I do too" or "if I was challenged I have to show that I can". in the body

Two techniques are used: chest compression after a period of hyperventilation and strangulation. With thoracic compression the lungs can not expand and therefore are not filled with air, or rather oxygen, necessary for the survival of all organs of the human body. With bottlenecks, the carotid arteries are compressed, preventing the flow of blood to the brain, which also leads to a lack of oxygen to the body.

Stopping temporary oxygenation in the brain can lead to loss of consciousness, muscle spasms, limbs, dizziness, convulsions, coma and death. The mechanism is similar to ischemic stroke, and may or may not cause sequelae, being the most common in the areas of memory, vision and speech. Motor sequelae are also observed, with the possibility of irreversible paralysis. When the cardiorespiratory arrest happens the chances of survival are very small.

The practice of fainting aims not only the challenge proposed in the game, but also the pleasure after it, caused by the release of neurotransmitters after the interruption of cerebral oxygen flow . The sensation is similar to that experienced with the use of illicit drugs and can become a common practice in the search for pleasant, even fleeting sensations.

In addition to the hypoxia (lack of oxygen) risks described above, the incidence of injuries consequent loss of consciousness is also high.

Commonly the first contact with choking game is with a group of friends, but the quest for the repetition of the sensation of pleasure causes many young people to pass through. cause the strangulation alone, which increases the risk of dramatic consequences, since there is no one to help them in case of very long lasting loss of consciousness. Three seconds are enough to kill innumerable neuronal cells, 5 seconds is enough to kill.How to identify adherents

There is no pattern of behavior typical of the practitioners of asphyxiation. Many of the victims were quiet young people, good students, good social relationships, and plans for the future. Some had been practicing suffocation for some time, others were the first time. The incidence is much higher among male adolescents, about 82%. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) suggests the following signs:

Red eyes

Small haemorrhagic points on face and eyelids

  • Strong and frequent headaches
  • Unexplained neck markings
  • Body scrapes
  • Disorientation after being alone
  • Have objects such as ropes, scarves and collars, often tied up in bedroom furniture
  • Talk and do research on the subject
  • Wear a high collar even on hot days .
  • Prevention
  • Hundreds of deaths occur every year in the world as a result of the "fainting match", but it is difficult to know the exact number because many of them are recorded as suicide. avoiding more tragedies resulting from this risky game is with prevention and awareness. All who deal with children and adolescents should be alert to warning signs. It is up to schools, parents and health professionals to show young people the harm of this practice, explaining its possible consequences and showing examples of real cases, in an attempt to convince them that the risk is very high. NGO sites and foundations that deal with the subject, several of them created by victims' parents.


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