Merged: Xbox addict 'dies from blood clot'

[Bumpus]

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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[dreday]

sounds like somebody got played..

[PhinsPhan11]

I gotta lay off my xbox then. :lol:

[PhinzN703]

Weird considering we sleep the same way for 6-8 hours every night

[Slim]

Let this be a lesson to you all out there... if you stay in the same spot playing video games for hours at a time - failing to provide your body with the nutrients & stimulus that it requires you could die. Who would have known??? Nice parenting...



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.

Deep vein thrombosis normally affects passengers on long-haul flights, but medical experts fear youngsters who spend hours glued to their consoles might also be at risk and have urged them to take regular breaks.

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[Arsenal WV]

bro...

[rob19]

dude's 20.. don't really think it's the parents fault

[Slim]

I'd still blame them for conceiving an idiot.

[DisturbedShifty]

I would like to know his health condition before he died. I understand sitting in on spot for too long might cause something like this. But if the kid was not health, there is a good chance diet and lack of exercise could have played a part in this. And if that is the case, you can chalk it up to just sheer laziness and not just playing video games.