A MUM has shared terrifying footage of her son fighting for his life after a “chroming” challenge.
Shocking footage shows a 12-year-old boy being administered CPR by paramedics after the youngster went into cardiac arrest after attempting the deadly social media trend.
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Paramedics perform CPR on Cesar in a desperate attempt to prevent the young man’s deathCredit: Kennedy News and Media
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Cesar spent eight days in hospital after trying to ‘chrome’ the challenge Credit: Kennedy News
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Mum-of-four Nichola King found Cesar, left, lying on the floor with his eyes rolled back in his head Credit: Kennedy News
Nichola King had just finished nursing her two-year-old baby upstairs on the evening of August 21 when she heard a loud bang from the kitchen.
The 36-year-old, who lives in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, started walking down the stairs to investigate when she saw her son Cesar having a seizure on the kitchen floor.
The distraught mother of four called her other children and began performing CPR on her 12-year-old while her oldest son Kaiden called 911.
Cesar was rushed to the hospital where he was in a medically induced coma for two days after several seizures and cardiac arrest.
The terrifying images shared by the mother as a warning to others show the boy lying on his back as paramedics perform chest compressions in an attempt to save him – while other photos show him in a coma in intensive care with tubes in his mouth.
His medical emergency is thought to have been triggered by the chrome trend, which can result in slurred speech, dizziness, hallucinations, nausea and disorientation, but can also cause a heart attack or suffocation.
Thankfully, Cesar made a full recovery after eight days in hospital – but mum Nichola wants to warn other parents about the challenge that almost cost her her son’s life.
Nichola said: “I had just finished nursing my baby and was drifting off to sleep when I heard this really loud bang.
“I thought one of the kids had done something.
“I heard Cesaro sneaking downstairs and I thought he had gone downstairs to eat. The bang sounded like someone had fallen.
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“I heard the sound of moaning from downstairs and I thought Cesar had broken a bone or something.
“I started to go downstairs and saw Cesar lying on the floor, his eyes rolling back into his head.
“It was terrifying. He was having a fit. I ran upstairs to get my phone. I couldn’t even unlock the phone to call 911 because my hands were shaking so much my older rang 999.
“I thought he fell and hit his head. I had no idea what happened.
“He turned blue and stopped breathing. I thought he died.
“I was in complete shock. I watched my son die and I watched the light go out of his eyes.”
While waiting for paramedics to arrive, Nichola began performing CPR on her son to try to get him breathing.
Cesar was then rushed to Doncaster Royal Infirmary where he suffered several seizures and went into cardiac arrest several times.
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12-year-old girl was sick for days after trying to ‘chrome’
Mikayla Solomon, from Rochester, Kent, shared the shocking footage of her daughter Teigan after the challenge made her “violently ill”.
Experts have warned that “chroming” can cause loss of consciousness, potentially fatal suffocation and heart attack.
Teigan suffered palpitations and dizziness for hours after taking part in the social media frenzy during her sleepover.
The girl was rushed to A&E at Medway Naval Hospital – and was still vomiting 12 days after doctors gave her the all-clear.
Teigan was released from hospital after undergoing a series of tests.
But she vomited “constantly” for almost two weeks – and Mikayla feared she was going to die.
Earlier this year, 11-year-old Tommie-Lee Billington died after trying the “chroming” challenge.
Irish teenager Sarah Mescall also died aged just 14 after participating in a dangerous frenzy.
Nicholi was told by police that officers found a can of deodorant and other chrome paraphernalia on the kitchen floor – leading them to conclude that Cesar inhaled antiperspirant before he passed out.
Nichola said, “I didn’t hear [chroming] before this. I thought he was going to die.”
After being transferred to Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Cesar was placed in a medically induced coma for 48 hours.
Day by day, Cesar began to show signs of progress and soon began to breathe, speak and walk on his own.
After eight days in the hospital, Cesar was discharged and able to return home after a miraculous recovery.
Nichola said: “I was delighted. He was almost completely back to normal when he was discharged – eating, drinking, laughing. He just feels tired.
“We don’t know about any long-term damage, but his short-term memory is very bad. He couldn’t remember what happened.
“If I hadn’t heard something that night, I would have gone down to the dead body the next morning. I spoke to Cesar and asked him never to do anything like that again.”
Now Nichola wants to raise awareness about the dangers of participating in this social media trend.
Nichola said: “I would say to the kids, it’s not worth it. It might feel good, but it’s definitely not when you’re in hospital trying to breathe for yourself and the pain you’re causing your parents.
“I want to emphasize how important it is for parents to be trained in first aid. I think everyone with children should take a course because it could be the difference between life and death.”
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Mom warned people to get first aid trainingCredit: Kennedy News
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Cesar was rushed to the hospital where he was placed in a medically induced comaCredit: Kennedy News
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Nichola wants to raise awareness of the dangers with the social media trendCredit: Kennedy News
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