A 16 year old boy in Madhya Pradesh died of a heart attack while playing the popular game Player Unknown Battlegrounds known as PUBG for six hours straight, according to news reports. He was a swimmer and had no heart complaints. Gaming disorder struck this teenager down.

The decreased, identified as Furkhan Qureshi, was a resident of Neemuch town MP. A student of class 12, Furkhan had started playing the addictive game after lunch according to his family.

“Furkhan started playing the game right after the lunch and it continued for over six hours. Just before he collapsed, he became very agitated and started shouting at other players,” said Harun Rashid Qureshi, the boys father. The incident occurred on May 28.

Furkhan’s sister, Fiza qureshi, who was sitting beside him when the incident occurred said that “My brother was playing PUBG with some of its friends. Suddenly, he started shouting ‘carry out the blast….carry out the blast’. Then he threw out his earphones and mobile and cried saying “I will not play with you’. I lost the game because of you’.

Soon after, Furkhan was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead.

Cardiologist Dr Ashok Jain who examined Furkhan told the local media, “The boy was brought to the hospital without a pulse. We tried to revive him with electric shock and also injected him to revive his heart, but we failed in our attempts.

Furkhan’s family told us he was a swimmer, his heart seemed to be healthy’, he reveled. “the excitement of the game might have caused a surge in adrenaline causing cardiac arrest. I appeal children to stay away from such games, he further added.

Furkhan’s brother Mohammad Hashim stated how he also used to be addicted to the game and often play for 18 hours. He has deleted the game from his mobile phone after his brother’s death.

In the recent report, the World Health Organization has declared that gaming disorder is indeed a thing and addiction can cause serious health problems.

  Madhya Pradesh, World Health Organisation (WHO)