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Xbox gamer dies after marathon gaming session

August 02, 2011 in News comments 6

Gaming is not always victimless. Gaming for long periods of time with out moving can be very dangerous to your body. Health issues can a raise and know it or not people do have major health issues from long term gaming with out exercising. Please read the full story for more info.

Chris Staniforth, 20, died last May in England from deep vein thrombosis (DVT) which can form during long periods of immobility and can kill if the blood clots travel to the lungs. According to the coroner, a clot formed in Chris' left calf before moving to his lungs.
His father, David, told the BBC that his son would spend up to 12 hours playing on his Xbox.
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  • 1
    Province Aug 3, 11
    Played to death, what a shit way to go.
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    websod Aug 3, 11
    This is not the only case like this however there's more then a few each year like this! deep vein thrombosis (DVT) no joke when goes to lungs blood clots kill. This makes me want kinect for sure. In China internet gaming is there number 1 addiction. in american it is not a addiction. China shuts off the internet every night at 10 to prevent gaming all night. Got to work out and move around more. Loading screens use them as time to stretch and move around some. Do not give up gaming but do not give up your health or life for gaming.
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      Seproth Aug 3, 11
      quote websod
      China shuts off the internet every night at 10 to prevent gaming all night.
      I can personally attest that they don't, I was just there. They do ban Google in real China, still exists in Hong Kong, but they don't allow Google because sexual content.
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        Province Aug 10, 11
        Something new every day. But tell me, if they banned Google then what's to stop the offending person, likely a teenager, using Ask.com?

        Shenanigans I say!
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    Absolute Aug 3, 11
    Ehm....it takes a lot more than simply sitting around for 12 hrs a day to cause DVT. DVT's number one cause is recent surgery or hospitalization. Smoking, dehydration and generally just being an unhealthy slob greatly increase the probability. 12 hrs of absolutely not moving will increase the risk, but that's his own damn fault for being an unhealthy slob if that's what offed him.
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    websod Aug 7, 11
    Absolute that's true that the person it self shape and alike matters however with out sitting there gaming for so long it would not happen. but yea for sure 12 gaming in a row is not going to give you DVT. many people work and sit in front of PC for 12hrs straight never have a issue so he makes a good point for sure.

    Seproth CNBC on the Tech doc said other wise when checking right now online i find a place places that say the same thing.. all be it there owned by the same place as CNBC. Google was not banned google pulled out of china due to them covering up searches not the same at all. facebook twitter myspace all not allowed there however not the same as google was. they pulled out and there is no google there. "but they don't allow Google because sexual content." that is so not true at all. it has to do with politics. that is a fact. Google does in some nations block all adult content and in the usa they block adult content that is not ok by law. but you are right HK does have google or google HK however the fact is china never banned google, google removed them self because of the censorship which is widely known. "but they don't allow Google because sexual content." you been watching too much China news to think that is true which is totally not.

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