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 Vol. 19 No. 5, May 2008
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AAP Grand Rounds 19:58-59 (2008)
© 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics

INJURY AND POISON PREVENTION

Unintentional Strangulation from the "Choking Game"

Source: Russell P, Paulozzi L, Gilchrist J, et al. Unintentional strangulation deaths from the "choking game" among youths aged 6–19 years, United States, 1995–2007. MMWR. 2008:57(6);141–144.[Medline]

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PICO

Question: What is the incidence of death among children from the "choking game"?

Question type: Harm

Study design: Retrospective surveillance

 

The "choking game" is defined as self-strangulation or strangulation by another person with the hands or a noose to achieve a brief euphoric state caused by cerebral hypoxia. Although the choking game is recognized as a hazardous activity occasionally resulting in death from strangulation, there is currently no public health dataset that collects mortality information for this practice.

To define the magnitude of the problem, investigators from the CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, and Multicare Health System in Tacoma, Washington, analyzed cases identified through a LexisNexis search of newspaper reports and from cases found . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Marcia Wofford, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

 





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