Anyone ever have to address the "choking game"?

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I know it resurfaces every now and then. I don't think it's widespread here at the moment, but I'm thinking I might be asked to address it. Thanks for any insight!

Specializes in Peds, School Nurse, clinical instructor.

I did a safety lesson with my students regarding this a few years ago, surprisingly enough, a lot of them had tried it or knew of someone who did. My kids are high school age.

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
Ya know when I was a kid just learning the macarena was cool. These stupid challenges with kids now is ridiculous. Common sense not so common anymore.

Common sense replaced by common core. That is the one thing I reiterate to my kids over and over, "what is the worst thing that could happen if I....", and if that price is too much, don't.

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Specializes in Emergency.

We see choking game participants in the ed every now & then. Pronounced every time in my experience. So incredibly sad for the parents.

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Specializes in kids.
We see choking game participants in the ed every now & then. Pronounced every time in my experience. So incredibly sad for the parents.

:no: No bueno

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.
Really? This was a thing years ago? Have I been living under a rock?! But you are right, more aware of everything now with technology involved. And I would just like to take a moment and thank the heavens above that there were no IPHONES or snazzy cameras when I was young. :)

I lost a cousin to "the choking game" 21 yrs ago. He was 13. That was the first I'd heard of it...my mom explained that he had strangled himself to "feel high." It makes me so sad to hear this is still around.

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When I was 11 I had the opportunity to watch two older high school girls do this in front of my eyes. I was shocked. I am shocked now that kids still do this. It is very dangerous. Peer pressure is a real thing. They wanted to get "high" and prove that they were tough.

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I lost a cousin to "the choking game" 21 yrs ago. He was 13. That was the first I'd heard of it...my mom explained that he had strangled himself to "feel high." It makes me so sad to hear this is still around.

I'm so sorry. *hugs*

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

I had to work a young girl who played that game, passed out struck her head on a desk and got a nasty brain bleed causing shift. If you are going to do it, please be sitting down.

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Most of the time when I've dealt with it it's been with the auto erotic aspect and they are masturbating and things go wrong. We deal with the death investigation

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When I was a sixth grader, many moons ago, my class played a variation of this game. It was more of a "fainting" game than "choking" game - the person would bend at the waist so their head was low to the ground, take 20-30 slow deep breaths, then stand upright against a wall, where another person would apply pressure to their chest until they passed out.

I remember telling my mother about it. She didn't believe me.

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I was in middle school and did participate in the choking game - we used to do it outside the cafeteria during break in 6-7th grade. I just remember someone basically choking me until I woke up saying "did I go out!?" It lead to much greater experiments with drugs as a teen. It is very dangerous. I have seen seizures - it was mostly kids trying to find a way to Change the way they feel.

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