Online "Death Challenge" Kills 10-Year-Old Girl in the United States It is the fifth child victimized in the United States this year

Source: Overseas Network

10-year-old American girl who fainted at home and was sent to the hospital for treatment (screenshot of foreign media reports)

According to the British "Mirror" reported on the 23rd, local time on the 19th, Nila Anderson, a 10-year-old girl in Pennsylvania, the United States, fainted because of participating in the hot "coma challenge" on the short video platform, and was sent to the hospital. Her mother was heartbroken and called on parents to check the contents of their children's mobile phones in a timely manner.

According to reports, the "Coma Challenge" was once popular in the 1990s and has returned to the public eye in recent years due to the popularity of social media. Nila is at least the fifth child in the United States to die this year to participate in such a challenge. Experts warn that the challenge allows users to mimic what happens when they are choking, which can reduce oxygen levels in the brain, which can eventually cause fainting, seizures, brain damage, and even death.

At present, the short video platform can no longer search for videos related to the "coma challenge", and the search page will also display a warning message, users can report videos suspected of related dangerous challenges. (Overseas Network/Wang Shanning Internship Editor/Wang Ruiqi)

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