In recent weeks several cases of students having played the very dangerous challenge of the “Indian dream” have been reported in France and more particularly in the Somme. A variation of the “scarf game” which can be a real danger for middle school students, and even cause brain damage! Establishments are calling for vigilance and asking parents to limit this popular phenomenon on TikTok.
In 2021, the TikTok challenge of “ indian dream » had already made the parents of many college students tremble after numerous incidents in establishments until the death of a teenage girl. If at the time already a campaign had been set up by the heads of establishments and rectorates in France to alert parents such as the recognition of the physical signs of a game of asphyxiation, for several months this phenomenon had subsided . Unfortunately in recent weeks, this very dangerous variation of the “scarf game” has made a comeback in playgrounds.
It’s the Parisianwhich revealed that several cases of middle school students having taken up the TikTok challenge of “indian dream» were noted in colleges in the Somme, but not only! A challenge which has gained momentum on the TikTok platform which consists of hyperventilating in a squatting position, breathing as quickly as possible over several seconds by inflating your lungs, before getting up abruptly by stopping your breathing. The goal of the maneuver? Pass out or at least pass out for a few minutes.
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Establishments call for vigilance
Indeed, for several weeks numerous reports have been made, notably in Saint-Brieuc in Côtes-d’Armor, on September 19. A young girl who took part in the challenge had to be taken care of by the Samu, one of her comrades toldFrance Bleu: “She got on her knees, she blew and blew. Then she got up, she had a headache. She put her finger in her mouth and fell“.
A very dangerous challenge that can have alarming consequences. Initially at the time of the fall when the adolescent loses consciousness, but more dangerously at the cerebral level. Indeed, specialists reveal that the challenge of “indian dream» can cause seizures and brain damage that can lead to paralysis or disability.
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