Citation

Barbería Marcalain E, Corrons-Perramon J, Suelves JM, Crespo Alonso S, Castellá-García J, Medallo-Muñiz J. An. Pediatr. 2010; 73(5): 264-267.

Vernacular Title

El juego de la asfixia: un juego potencialmente mortal.

Affiliation

Institut de Medicina Legal de Catalunya, Departament de Justicia, Generalitat de Catalunya, Espana; Unitat de Anatomia Humana, Departament de Ciencies Mediques Basiques,Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Espana.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Asociacion Espanola de Pediatria, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.anpedi.2010.06.010

PMID

20678975

Abstract

Choking games are a known behaviour among adolescents, although they have not been reported in the Spanish scientific literature. They are games which seek a brief euphoria due to the restriction oxygen flow into the brain. The case of a 15 year-old adolescent boy who died in a room due to accidental hanging while playing the choking game is presented. Case characteristics are described and literature reviewed. The choking game is a dangerous and potentially fatal activity. Cases like the one described may be helpful for paediatricians and physicians in recognising this phenomenon and its risks. Knowledge of this activity is important for the prevention and early detection of adolescents risk behaviours.

Language: es