A 22-year-old man in Greece is fighting for his life after trying to swallow an entire burger without chewing it as a joke while eating with friends. The man collapsed at a restaurant in Koropi on Thursday after the burger blocked his airways. His friends thought he was joking at first, but he soon started hitting his back against a column, trying to get the burger out, and stopped breathing for two minutes before emergency services arrived. He’s now on a ventilator at the hospital and remains in critical condition, with serious damage to his brain, kidneys, and other organs.
A friend who was there said the man started panicking and ran away from the group, and they thought he was going to spit it out. Doctors are struggling to get him stable because of how much damage his vital organs suffered from the lack of oxygen. Police are looking for security footage from the restaurant to find out if anyone encouraged him to try the dangerous stunt. Medical experts questioned how someone could even attempt something like this, something most non-medical experts are asking as well.
Source: MSN
