21-year-old gamer died of cardiac arrest - after a marathon of 36 consecutive hours in front of the screen
A 21-year-old from the city of Zhengzhou in central China died of cardiac arrest after 36 consecutive hours of computer gaming without sleep. The young man was taken to hospital in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and resuscitation efforts failed. Doctors urged the public to go to sleep before 23:00. Experts noted that the full medical history is unknown and autopsy results have not been published.
A 21-year-old from the city of Zhengzhou in central China lost consciousness and suffered sudden cardiac arrest after 36 consecutive hours of intensive gaming in an esports title, without sleep. He was rushed to hospital in a state defined as out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The medical team was forced to pronounce him dead after all resuscitation efforts failed, according to a report on TVBS. Dr. Liu Ying, a senior physician at the hospital, urged the public: "Don't stay up late, try to go to sleep before 11 at night!" and called for maintaining a regular day-night routine. However, experts note that the original reports do not include the young man's full medical history, and the results of the post-mortem autopsy have not been published, so it cannot be determined that the lack of sleep was the sole cause of the cardiac arrest. The case sparked widespread discussion on social networks about young people's screen addiction in East Asia and in China in particular, where the esports industry turns over billions of dollars.