Go Back   New Orleans Saints Forums - blackandgold.com > Main > Everything Else

Xbox addict 'dies from blood clot'

this is a discussion within the Everything Else Community Forum; The family of a budding computer programmer have on Saturday launched a campaign to raise awareness about the health risks of playing online computer games after their son died following a marathon session on his Xbox. A post-mortem revealed that ...

Closed Thread
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-30-2011, 03:27 PM   #1
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Mandeville, LA
Posts: 36,912
Blog Entries: 29
Xbox addict 'dies from blood clot'

The family of a budding computer programmer have on Saturday launched a campaign to raise awareness about the health risks of playing online computer games after their son died following a marathon session on his Xbox.
A post-mortem revealed that 20-year-old Chris Staniforth -- who was offered a place to study Game Design at Leicester University -- was killed by a pulmonary embolism, which can occur if someone sits in the same position for several hours.
Xbox 360 controller
Deep vein thrombosis normally affects passengers on long-haul flights, but medical experts fear youngsters who spend hours glued to their consoles might also be at risk and have urged them to take regular breaks.
Professor Brian Colvin -- an expert on blood-related conditions -- said it was "unhealthy" for youngsters to spend long periods in front of their consoles.
"There's anxiety about obesity and children not doing anything other than looking at computer screens," he told The Sun.
David Staniforth has now launched a campaign to warn other parents of the dangers.
"Games are fun and once you've started playing it's hard to stop.
"Kids all over the country are playing these games for long periods - they don't realise it could kill them," he told The Sun.
A coroner's court in Sheffield was told how the youngster -- who had no underlying medical conditions -- was complaining of a low heart rate before collapsing outside a Jobcentre.
Staniforth's distraught father said his son would spend up to 12 hours playing on his Xbox.
"He got sucked in playing Halo online against people from all over the world."
Online computer games are extremely popular as thousands interact in shared science fiction worlds.
Reports of gamers collapsing after spending 15 hours in front of video games are fairly common throughout Asia.
In 2005, a South Korean gamer died after playing online games for three days without taking a break.
Microsoft -- which manufactures the Xbox -- said it "recommend gamers take breaks to exercise as well as make time for other pursuits."

Xbox addict 'dies from blood clot' - Video Games Blog Plugged In - Yahoo! Games
SmashMouth is offline  
Old 07-30-2011, 05:35 PM   #2
12,000 BS Posts
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Metairie, LA
Posts: 13,457
Blog Entries: 5
Explains what happened to you.
foreverfan is offline  
Old 07-30-2011, 06:12 PM   #3
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Mandeville, LA
Posts: 36,912
Blog Entries: 29
Originally Posted by foreverfan:313624
Explains what happened to you.
I was thinking of the frequent posters... What percentage are you at now?
SmashMouth is offline  
Closed Thread

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:33 PM.


Copyright 1997 - 2020 - BlackandGold.com
no new posts