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Chris Staniforth Dies From Blood Clot After 12-Hour Xbox Marathons
Huffington Post Amanda Chan

In the latest example of "everything in moderation," too much Xbox-playing may have led to a young British man's death.

Twenty-year-old Chris Staniforth, who reportedly played the game "Halo" on his Xbox for up to 12 hours at a time, died in May from deep vein thrombosis, a condition triggered by sitting for extremely long periods of time. A coroner said that there was a blood clot that formed in Staniforth's leg that moved up to his lungs to cause a fatal pulmonary embolism, the New York Daily News reported.

Deep vein thrombosis usually occurs among people who have to sit on a long-haul flight, according to the Mayo Clinic. Symptoms include swelling in the leg where the blood clot originates, followed by shortness of breath, chest pain and dizziness.

"After my research I saw there was no difference to Chris sitting at a desk on his Xbox and someone on a long-haul flight," Staniforth's father, David, told BBC News.

In a statement, Xbox manufacturer Microsoft said that it encourages gamers to take breaks from playing, BBC News reported.

While David Staniforth said he is not against playing video games, he wants to warn children and parents that playing for too long of a time without breaks can be dangerous and have health consequences, The Daily Mail reported.

One of my co-workers was (probably still is) a serious PC gamer, and spent most of his free time deep into the wee hours doing online gaming. He started experiencing blackouts and an MRI revealed a tumor. He's still in his 30's, has had two surgeries, and just ain't quite the same - how can you be with 2 chunks of brain removed? It seems to have effected the part that influences social boundaries - like he'll just barge into your office while you're on the phone and start a conversation, or blare his radio at his desk while others are trying to work. It's sad. Can't say for sure that it's related to all that time playing games but it was our first thought at the time.

Rip Rokken wrote:One of my co-workers was (probably still is) a serious PC gamer, and spent most of his free time deep into the wee hours doing online gaming. He started experiencing blackouts and an MRI revealed a tumor. He's still in his 30's, has had two surgeries, and just ain't quite the same - how can you be with 2 chunks of brain removed? It seems to have effected the part that influences social boundaries - like he'll just barge into your office while you're on the phone and start a conversation, or blare his radio at his desk while others are trying to work. It's sad. Can't say for sure that it's related to all that time playing games but it was our first thought at the time.

That sounds like an episode of "House".

I've got buddies that sit down in front of this shit long enough to make me wonder.

Gideon wrote:I've got buddies that sit down in front of this shit long enough to make me wonder.

Maybe they won't admit it, but they aren't "shitting". Lol! They'll admit to it when they mature.