She explained that the students’ ages ranged between 14 and 15 years, noting that they participated in the challenge during the lunch hour.
After a few minutes, the teens felt tachycardia (increased heart rate Heartbeat), which expedited their transfer to the hospital, to receive the necessary medical care.
Ricardo Contreras, a spokesman for the medical center that received the students, stated that two of them developed serious symptoms, noting that 9 other children had milder symptoms and were referred to their general practitioner and discharged from the hospital.
Duration: "All students will remain under medical observation".
The police launched an investigation into the incident, while the San Bartolome School issued a statement calling on parents to… "Monitor their children regarding the use of Social media".
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And local media reports said that 13 students at San Bartolome School in the Colombian city of Cucuta participated, last Tuesday, in the challenge of “drinking fruit juice mixed with a drug.” ViagraIt is used in the treatment of sexual impotence in adults.
She explained that the students’ ages ranged between 14 and 15 years, noting that they participated in the challenge during the lunch hour.
After a few minutes, the teens felt tachycardia (increased heart rate Heartbeat), which expedited their transfer to the hospital, to receive the necessary medical care.
Ricardo Contreras, a spokesman for the medical center that received the students, stated that two of them developed serious symptoms, noting that 9 other children had milder symptoms and were referred to their general practitioner and discharged from the hospital.
He continued, “All students will remain under medical observation.”
The police launched an investigation into the incident, while the San Bartolome School issued a statement calling on parents to “watch their children for the use of Social media“.