A 22-year-old man is fighting for his life within the hospital after he swallowed a complete burger as a part of a challenge while having a meal with friends.
The young man is within the intensive care unit of the G. Gennimatas Hospital in Koropi, Greece, where he stays in critical condition.
Michalis Giannakos, President of the Panhellenic Federation of Public Hospital Staff (POEDHN), said: ‘He can only be saved by a miracle, he’s in a really critical condition.’
Giannakos also questioned the way it was possible for an adolescent to place themselves through swallowing an entire burger without chewing.
He added: ‘Even when he received first aid, a health care provider’s intervention is required because when the brain is left without oxygen, irreparable damage is caused.’
The family denied claims that he took part in a challenge. Nonetheless, in accordance with witnesses, the young man had gone out to eat along with his friends and allegedly tried to eat your entire burger as quickly as possible.
Police spokesperson Konstantina Dimoglidou said authorities would seek footage from the restaurant to find out whether anyone had encouraged him to aim the damaging act.
Former president of the Athens-Piraeus Hospital Doctors Association, Matina Pagoni, said the young men had made a bet to swallow whole burgers, which caused the 22-year-old’s airway to dam.
She added: ‘These are tragic circumstances.
‘A 22-year-old young man who went to Koropi simply to have some fun is now intubated and in extremely critical condition, with very serious problems affecting his brain, kidneys, and all his organs.’
Earlier this yr, a person was in ‘absolute agony’ after guzzling 3kg of Haribo cola bottles over three days.
Nathan Rimmington, 33, munched his way through a bumper pack of sweets, consuming an infinite 11,000 calories in sweets alone.
The £18 bags are normally purchased by store owners to maintain their pick’n’mix tubs topped up.
Mr Rimmington, from Barnsley, said his sugar rush left him ‘bunged up’ and unable to get off the bed or walk.
After visiting his GP he was found to have high levels of gelatine in his system, which may cause bowel problems and in severe cases require surgery.
The incident has put Mr Rimmington off the gummy sweets for all times, despite a friend buying him one other 3kg bag of cola bottles as a joke for his birthday.
The HGV business owner was later diagnosed with acute diverticulitis, the infection and inflammation of the big intestine.
He spent six days at Rotherham Hospital hooked on to IV drips to flush the gelatine out of his system.
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