Skull Breaker Challenge- Doctors warn against this new Tik-Tok Nightmare
The 'Skull Breaker Challenge' requires three persons standing side by side with two of them knocking the person standing in the middle off balance while they jump together in the air. The aim is to make the middle person fall flat on their back.;
New Delhi: The fall during the new 'Skull Breaker Challenge', which is going viral on various social media platforms, can cause serious injuries including multiple fractures and even death, doctors and health experts have warned.
They have asked the parents and teachers to make children alive to the risks of such antics.
The 'Skull Breaker Challenge' requires three persons standing side by side with two of them knocking the person standing in the middle off balance while they jump together in the air. The aim is to make the middle person fall flat on their back.
Doctors say such a fall can cause serious injuries and the injured may even slip into coma or may even die.
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Dr Arvind Mehra, head of orthopedics and trauma centre, Paras Hospital, Gurgaon said: "This new game has already gone viral in western countries, and has caused injuries to the players after they hit their head hard on the floor. This challenge can lead to a skull fracture that can be fatal, the person can also go into a coma and even cause death, depending on the severity of the fall."
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