Chinese man dies after staying up for eleven days straight watching Euro 2012

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Chinese man dies after staying up for eleven days straight watching Euro 2012

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Watching every minute of a major soccer tournament is a highly desirable concept for a fan, but forgetting to punctuate the sporting drama with sleep can have lethal consequences.
According to reports from the Hunan province of China, a fan named Jiang Xiaoshan has been found dead after substituting his nightly rest for an 11-day Euro 2012 viewing marathon. The games have been kicking off at 2:45 a.m. local time, so Mr. Jiang would watch the action until daybreak and then go to work all day. Unfortunately, The Telegraph reports that his Keith Richards-style all-nighters ended in tragedy:

[...] the 26-year-old was found dead by his mother after his 11-day football-watching marathon, finally expiring after Ireland's 2-0 defeat to Italy on June 18.
"We would rest occasionally but he watched everyday and would not miss a single match," one friend told the Sanxiang Metropolis.

The fan was said to be in good health, but his immune system was weakened by sleep deprivation and his habit of smoking and drinking during the games. When commenting on the matter, Hunan province doctor Liu Zhiling gave insight that can only come from years of medical training:

"If you use beer to replace water that is not good."

Mr. Jiang watched over 1,890 minutes of action and saw 51 goals. He was said to be supporting England and France in the tournament.
Link
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer...1302--sow.html

Hello,Anyone watching Euro 2012 in this forum?
Can a people really can die if not sleep for 11 days ?

[Banh Mi]

Yeah, a young person needs REM sleep in order to live. Studies in sleep deprivation shows that the body insists upon REM sleep. 10 days is the accepted time before someone dies of sleep deprivation. After a few days, they'll start micro-sleeping. At around 7 days they'll start REM sleeping while awake. Which means they start dreaming while conscious, leading them to think they are hallucinating. Then at around 10 days, they die.

Interestingly, old people gradually lose REM sleep until they no longer need it. Which is why old people tend to sleep for just 4-6 hours, as opposed to the regular 8-10 of younger folk.

[Trien Chieu]

Hello,Anyone watching Euro 2012 in this forum?
Can a people really can die if not sleep for 11 days ?[/FONT]

I am not a soccer fan so I don't care much about soccer. Just want to know who wins in the final. And yes, I think people can die if not sleep for 11 days. Your body just cannot take it. Typically, young adult needs 7-9 hours (5-6 hours is ok for a short period of time) of sleep per day in order to have good health.

[Nana90]

Poor dude. That is so crazy! And yes, our precious body does needs lots of rest.

[ByTmE]

Well, we all have to live by our own choices...'cept he died by his.