As children, we all act a little foolish. After all, maturing includes learning to turn down potentially risky activities.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, children are vulnerable to peer pressure and other influences; even the brightest kids can be persuaded to take part in risky behaviors.<\/p>\n
Just ask Tyler Broome\u2019s parents, who had to deal with their son\u2019s severe injuries when he tried \u201cthe roundabout of death,\u201d a YouTube fad that has since gone viral.The name gives away most of the details, but for Tyler, it wasn\u2019t so much a daring stunt as a chance to impress his buddies with his bravery.<\/p>\n
After being subjected to tremendous gravitational force (G-force), the 11-year-old developed injuries similar to those observed in fighter pilots.<\/p>\n
The \u201croundabout of death\u201d fad, in which he participated, involves riders sitting in the center of a playground roundabout as the rear wheel of a motorcycle spins the structure at high speed.<\/p>\n
Tyler was found unconscious at the roundabout not long after the incident, possibly with brain and eye injury.<\/p>\n
Powerful force
\nIt is speculated that he experienced G-forces similar to those felt by pilots and astronauts.<\/p>\n
Tyler and his friend reportedly were at a local park when a bunch of older adolescents approached them and dared them to join their game.<\/p>\n
Awful ordeal<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t recognise my child \u2013 he is on the verge of having a stroke. Tyler sat on the roundabout, and the boy who came over was about 17. Tyler doesn\u2019t know him, they are not friends,\u201d his mom Dawn said, per British newspaper The Independent.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe puts his motorbike on the floor, gets the roundabout spinning at such a speed. When they all stopped, the group just cleared off \u2013 it is bullying.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dawn said the doctors and nurses at the hospital had never seen anything like her son\u2019s injuries and had to do some investigating before they could begin treating him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe injuries were so extreme, he just looked like the Elephant Man. They have never seen it before, they are going to make a medical report from it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis head has completely swelled up, his blood vessels have burst, his eyes look alien. His vision is blurry. You can manage a broken arm but this? He doesn\u2019t remember it, he doesn\u2019t remember the detail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keep in mind, parents, that kids are curious and may try things you and I would advise against.<\/p>\n
Young Tyler and his loved ones are in our prayers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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