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What is the choking game?

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to self-strangulation or strangulation by another person with the hands or a ligature to produce a euphoric state caused by cerebral hypoxia

2
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What happens if you don’t release pressure just prior to loss of consciousness?

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YOU DEAD

3
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What is Autoerotic Asphyxia?

A

is a similar activity that involves choking oneself during sexual stimulation in order to heighten the sexual pleasure

4
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What are some motivating factors for the choking game?

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peer pressure, risk or thrill seeking behavior, and the possibility of a drug-free “high.”

5
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What are the pathophysiological mechanisms of the choking game?

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cerebral hypoxia and hyperperfusion, cerebral vascular engorgement, decreased cardiac output and hypercarbia. When the pressure is released, there may be a secondary “high” related to the rush of blood and oxygen to the brain

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What Sx might bring a pt into the office because they are doing the choking game?

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recurrent confusional episodes and seizure-like events, syncope, paroxysmal episodes of altered awareness, acute vision changes or visual loss

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What are some warning signs that some1 is playing the choking game?

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unexplained bruising or red marks on the neck, bloodshot eyes, petechiae on the face, frequent headaches, disorientation, increased irritability or hostility etc.