Parents warned to be on alert as teen hospitalised after choking ‘game’

A doctor is appealing to parents to be on the lookout for signs that their children could be involved in a dangerous activity called the choking or fainting game.

A teenage boy remains in a serious condition in Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin after engaging in the activity.

The hospital’s intensive care director, Dr Kevin Carson, said that while it was the first reported case of the choking game in Ireland, he was aware that it was going on in the community.