Xbox addict 'dies from blood clot'

[ax1]

Silly kids these days, jeez get up and go for a walk once in a while.

"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."

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[mich29]

very sad both ways

 

[bigbumpkin]

yeah I also saw this kinda concerning since I have 4 teenafers and 1 is a gaming freak

 

[ax1]

yeah I also saw this kinda concerning since I have 4 teenafers and 1 is a gaming freak

I think this is a rare incidence, but maybe you should show them this and aware them.

 

[bigbumpkin]

well the gamer I FORCE out the door a little bit every day lol

crazy-kids r so different my oldest played every sport -baseball track football soccer powerlifter wrestler going to college with wrestling
Yet couldn't PAY my other kids to play a sport
--Oddly my middle boy can play piano guitar drums ect wierd they r all so diverse

 

[Colochine]

I just read this article like 30 minutes ago...scary thing is I played halo for 3 hours last night (ought ohhh), same game the kid was playing when he died

 

[EBSNW1]

He played up to 12 hours...lol, after only a couple hours my eyes start to hurt and I want to do something else.

 

[glockgod]

Must have been predisposed to that. On some days I spend way more time either on the pc or my xbox....