Choking Game Medical Reference Material
Current Studies
Feb 2010
July 13, 2009
Feb 15,2008
Fall 2006
Richard P. Johnson, Ph.D
PENNSYLVANIA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Traumatic Brain Injury
Julie Rosenbluth, MPH, CHES American Council For Drug Education
Dept. Of Pediatrics - Univ. Of British Columbia
National Institute of Mental Health
Deborah Yurgelun-Todd Director of neuropsychology and cognitive neuroimaging at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass.
Peter Lorain - National Education Association
Matt Crenson, Associated Press
Feb 2010
- "Choking Game" Awareness and Participation Among 8th Graders --- Oregon, 2008
"This study represents the first systematic assessment at the state level for awareness of and participation in strangulation
activities among youths. Results from the 2008 Oregon Healthy Teens survey indicated that nearly one third of 8th-grade students
were aware of someone who participated in the choking game, and nearly 6% acknowledged trying it."
July 13, 2009
- The Choking Game and YouTube: A Dangerous Combination
Martha Linkletter, MD, Kevin Gordon, MD, MS, and Joe Dooley, MB
Feb 15,2008
- CDC Choking Game MMWR
CDC officials urged parents to be aware the fad exists, and to watch for possible warning signs like bloodshot eyes, marks on the
neck, frequent and severe headaches, disorientation after spending time alone, and ropes, scarves or belts tied to bedroom
furniture or doorknobs or found knotted on the floor. The authors acknowledged that 82 is probably an undercount.
Fall 2006
- William's County Ohio Youth Health Risk Behavioral Survey
Reports 11% of youth played the choking game, increasing to 14% of females and 19% of those over 17 years of age.
Injury Prevention 2009;15:45-49; doi:10.1136/ip.2008.018523
A study taken in Canada and Texas Middle/High schools reports: 45% knew somebody who played it, and 6.6% had tried it, 93.9%
of those with someone else. Forty percent of children perceived no risk.
Richard P. Johnson, Ph.D
PENNSYLVANIA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Traumatic Brain Injury
Julie Rosenbluth, MPH, CHES American Council For Drug Education
- The Guidance Channel Online
Dept. Of Pediatrics - Univ. Of British Columbia
- National Library of Medicine -
National Institute of Mental Health
Deborah Yurgelun-Todd Director of neuropsychology and cognitive neuroimaging at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass.
Peter Lorain - National Education Association
Matt Crenson, Associated Press
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From the Medical Community
Medical Journals, Study, etc.
Medical Journals, Study, etc.
Trish Russell, MD
Daryl A Lynch, MD Chief, Section of Adolescent
Medicine
Children’s Mercy Hospital Missouri
Dr. Thomas A. Andrew, M.D., FCAP, FAAP
(Chief Medical Examiner of New Hampshire &
Pediatrician)
Dr. McNab - Canadian
Dr. Ronald Peters is an assistant professor of
behavioral sciences at the UT School of Public
Health.
Gina Roberts-Grey
Daryl A Lynch, MD Chief, Section of Adolescent
Medicine
Children’s Mercy Hospital Missouri
- "The Choking Game - A Deadly Game is
Resurfacing" (PDF) Endorsed by the
Missouri American Academy of
Pediatrics and the MidWest Chapter of
Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Thomas A. Andrew, M.D., FCAP, FAAP
(Chief Medical Examiner of New Hampshire &
Pediatrician)
- On The Choking Game: Child's Play
(Jan 2006) - ABC's 20/20 Q & A with Dr. Andrew
- The Medical Examiner; Findings by Dr.
Thomas Andrew - Choking Game/
Asphyxia
Dr. McNab - Canadian
Dr. Ronald Peters is an assistant professor of
behavioral sciences at the UT School of Public
Health.
Gina Roberts-Grey
- Preteenagers Today; iParenting
More Medical References
- 82 probable deaths from 1995 through October 2007 among youth ages 6 to 19 years old
- The peak age was13.3 and 87 % were male.
- This age distribution differs from suicide which steadily increases with increasing age.
- They recommended that parents, educators, health care providers, and medical examiners
and coroners become familiar with warning signs that youth are playing the choking game.