can this kill you?

Question

taking deep breathes for about twenty seconds, then hold your breath and have somebody push on your chest till u pass out (only for a couple seconds). then a couple seconds later u feel really f**ked up for about a minute (in a good way) can that kill you?

Answer 1

I would guess that yes there is a slight chance that this could be fatal. And wether it is or not, I agree with everyone else who says this is stupid and you should stop. (I did it when I was a kid, and looking back now it was very stupid). But out of all the answers, nobody has said that they have actually known someone or even heard about someone dying from this. So it probably could, but I doubt that there is proven fact to say it can.

Answer 2

Yes it can. Any time that you pass out, there is a disturbance in brain function, and that means you could be causing brain damage. However the bigger worry is the putting of pressure on over-inflated lungs. This could cause either an embolism ( a pocket of air or a blood clot into the blood stream) which could cause a heart attack or stroke, or bleeding into the lungs by rupturing the alioli (the little sacks in the lungs that exchange oxygen. Both could be fatal.
Too much pressure on the chest can cause the heart to stop too, and that means death.
So why would you take such stupid risks with your health, and that of your friends?

Answer 3

When you deprive your barin of oxygen you are killing brain cells. Once those cells are killed you cannot ever get them back. Now, what you are doing isnt new. I used to do that with my friends 14 years ago when I was the tender age of 12. You are causing yourself to blackout. The lack of oxygen is making your brain essentially reboot itself. This is the reason that people cannot strangle themselves to death wthout the help of water, or some sort of strangulation object that continues to strangle you even when you get knocked unconscious. Onc the brain is able to start getting oxygen again, you "wake up." Yes it is the body's defense mechanism, it is still not a good idea to continuously do this in an effort to feel high. You could cause some real permanenet damamge to yourself or another person. How would you feel if you and a friend were just trying to have a good time and you ended up making him retarded? How would you be able to live with yourself?

Answer 4

I used to do this when i was younger, me and my friends would 'pass eachother out' all the time. We never seen any side affects from it, if you MUST do it, make sure that they let go right after you pass out. But I am sure it assists with loosing brain cells or something, I mean you're cutting off oxygen to your brain. Try to find something more productive to do, like not somthing that's going to make you sound 'permafried' (you talk like your messed up all the time from really bad drugs or something). Go outdoors, ride bikes, do something normal.

Answer 5

You're pushing your lungs to the limit. It may kill u if fails to recover breath. Somebody who knows CPR should be around

Answer 6

Yes. Anytime you effect the respiratory system in a way that is not consistent with the normal pattern of your body, you risk having a fatal reaction.

Answer 7

If you pass out, that's not a good thing, your brain is deprived of oxygen. Probably not, though. If you stuff your mouth full of marshmallows and say "chubby bunny" 10x fast, then choke and no one around knows the heimlick maneuver, that can kill you. Any other questions?

Answer 8

yes. i saw something on tv (like on dateline or something) where these girls were playing the choking game or w/e and basically they would choke each other till they passed out. this is a similar concept so it would be really dangerous if you did this!

Answer 9

Dont play with ur life! We have only one life and try others things that will help u prolong it, not lessening it. Its not cool being ignorant u naw....

Answer 10

OH No not at all!! For even more fun try taping a plastic bag over your head at the same time...