A 13-year-old boy died in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. This death has shocked his family and neighbors. The boy was playing a mobile game at home, when suddenly he lay down on the bed and started playing the Free Fire game. His sister thought that Vivek might be sleeping, but the child did not move for a long time. Eventually it was revealed that he had died. This is a case of sudden gamer death, in which the gamer dies while playing a game on mobile or computer. Let’s know about the sudden death of the gamer.
He had been playing mobile games for several hours.
On Wednesday, when the sister returned home from outside, her brother was lying on the bed and his mobile was still on. He thought that perhaps he might have fallen asleep while playing. The boy remained motionless for a long time, causing his sister to become suspicious and call for help. He was taken to the hospital, where he was declared dead.
What causes sudden gamer death?
Now, back to the sudden death of a gamer. In fact, there have been cases across the world where mobile game players died suddenly. He did not suffer any injuries or physical violence. This information has been obtained from American Library Journal.
Research available on the portal of the American organization
A study has been uploaded to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The portal states that many people around the world have died while playing mobile games. These incidents do not involve any violence, and the deaths are linked to mobile gaming. It has also been linked to Internet gaming disorder. Research shows that many people have died while playing mobile games. This number is approximately 24. One death occurred in 1982, followed by 23 deaths from 2002 to 2021, the majority of which were men. The age of these persons was between 11 and 40 years. The study found that more than half of the cases were from Southeast Asia, including countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. This information was collected from newspapers and portals.
There is no benefit in short breaks
The study found that many mobile gamers play games continuously for hours, often taking short breaks. This leads to an increase in blood pressure due to sitting in one position for a long time during gaming and high blood pressure and heart rate. Therefore, short breaks are of no benefit.
cause of death
The study found that of the total deaths, five were due to pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lungs), two due to cerebral hemorrhage (brain hemorrhage or cerebral hemorrhage), and the third due to possible heart arrhythmia.
