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UnfairRepresent
04/03/17 7:12:21 PM
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Students at Connecticut's Sacred Heart University were left saddened and stunned after a 20-year-old sorority girl died on April 2 from choking during a pancake-eating contest days earlier.

Caitlin Nelson had eaten four or five pancakes at the March 30 charity event put on by her sorority, when she fell to the floor and started shaking uncontrollably, reports New York Daily News.

According to authorities, Nelson was able to spit some of the food out, but she still could not breathe. Nursing students at the event rushed to help her and called 911. Despite employing the Heimlich maneuver and other attempts to save her life, emergency responders were unable to clear her airway for some time. She died days later in a New York hospital

"We did what we could until paramedics arrived," said Fairfield Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras, who was on duty at the time and ran across campus to help her, according to the New York Daily News. "It's difficult, it's intense and it's tragic for the family and of course for the entire Sacred Heart community. It's difficult to go and face the parent and tell them what happened."

Kalamaras said Nelson had food allergies but that they probably did not contribute to her death, which he called "a tragic accident."

This is not the first family tragedy for the Nelsons. When Caitlin was 5, her father, who was a Port Authority police officer, died in the rescue efforts following the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. Like her father, Caitlin has a long history of volunteering to help her community and was studying to become a social worker.

Caitlin was a registered organ donor, so her organs will be used to save other lives.

"My heart is broken for Caitlin's family," said Port Authority Police Benevolent Association President Paul Nunziato. "Like her dad, who gave all he possibly could in the final moments of his life so others may live, Caitlin also gave all she could so others live."

Caitlin was attending school on a scholarship for the children of those who died in the 9/11 attacks, and some students have discussed founding a scholarship in her name.

"The ripple effect of this -- it's not just our 911 families that it devastated, but people around the country," said one police source.

Thousands of students attended a candlelight vigil for her on April 2, notes The Connecticut Post


Full Article: http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/sorority-girl-chokes-and-dies-during-pancake-eating-contest-0
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Jeez that family cannot catch a break :/
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iosifsvoboda
04/03/17 7:13:06 PM
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20 year old girls
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ChibiGhasts
04/03/17 7:13:41 PM
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i wanna know how do you die from eating like four to five pancakes but i hope her family is doing well
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UnfairRepresent
04/03/17 7:14:11 PM
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ChibiGhasts posted...
i wanna know how do you die from eating like four to find pancakes

Choking.
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Octaivian_Rex
04/03/17 7:14:43 PM
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Yah gotta be careful when trying to gain psychic powers.
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prince_leo
04/03/17 7:14:47 PM
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ChibiGhasts posted...
i wanna know how do you die from eating like four to five pancakes but i hope her family is doing well

she choked
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unpleasant_milk
04/03/17 7:15:55 PM
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That's rather sad; young victim and not that it should matter, but strangely does - pretty as well.
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AzurexNightmare
04/03/17 7:16:17 PM
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This is a really stupid contest.
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UnfairRepresent
04/03/17 7:17:05 PM
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AzurexNightmare posted...
This is a really stupid contest.

This as well as pie or hot dog eating contests are not rare
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Thunder_Armor
04/03/17 7:17:50 PM
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Wtf.

It's sad when anyone dies that young, but to go out like that? Holy shit. And holy shit, I feel bad for that family.
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monkmith
04/03/17 7:18:14 PM
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so no one had the sense to go for a tracheotomy?
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UnfairRepresent
04/03/17 7:25:00 PM
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Thunder_Armor posted...

It's sad when anyone dies that young, but to go out like that? Holy shit. And holy shit, I feel bad for that family.

No kidding
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KiwiTerraRizing
04/03/17 7:31:30 PM
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What a way to go!
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AzurexNightmare
04/03/17 7:32:43 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
AzurexNightmare posted...
This is a really stupid contest.

This as well as pie or hot dog eating contests are not rare


That's even worse because they're stupid
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UnfairRepresent
04/03/17 7:34:06 PM
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AzurexNightmare posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
AzurexNightmare posted...
This is a really stupid contest.

This as well as pie or hot dog eating contests are not rare


That's even worse because they're stupid

I think you just don't like fun
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Tezlok
04/03/17 7:35:11 PM
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ChibiGhasts posted...
i wanna know how do you die from eating like four to five pancakes but i hope her family is doing well

she ate them too fast
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monkmith
04/03/17 7:36:27 PM
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Tezlok posted...
ChibiGhasts posted...
i wanna know how do you die from eating like four to five pancakes but i hope her family is doing well

she ate them too fast

inhale while swallowing.
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LightningAce11
04/03/17 7:37:29 PM
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There were nursing students yet couldn't dislodge the food blocking her airway?
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UnfairRepresent
04/03/17 7:37:44 PM
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monkmith posted...
Tezlok posted...
ChibiGhasts posted...
i wanna know how do you die from eating like four to five pancakes but i hope her family is doing well

she ate them too fast

inhale while swallowing.

She couldn't breathe
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monkmith
04/03/17 7:38:37 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
monkmith posted...
Tezlok posted...
ChibiGhasts posted...
i wanna know how do you die from eating like four to five pancakes but i hope her family is doing well

she ate them too fast

inhale while swallowing.

She couldn't breathe

that was the point, she inhaled while swallowing. thats how you get food trapped in your trachea.
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Gamer99z
04/03/17 7:41:39 PM
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That's the way I wanna go
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monkmith
04/03/17 7:43:11 PM
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Gamer99z posted...
That's the way I wanna go

choking in public due to stupidity?
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Gamer99z
04/03/17 7:43:55 PM
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monkmith posted...
Gamer99z posted...
That's the way I wanna go

choking in public due to stupidity?

Yep
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Kanaya413
04/03/17 7:48:42 PM
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Rip
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AzurexNightmare
04/03/17 7:51:15 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
I think you just don't like fun


I think thats a ridiculous and baseless assumption. Eating a crapload of hotdogs and pizza/pies is fun for you? Then you have a problem. Its also unhealthy and clearly dangerous.

You posted this article yourself and you can't see why I'm upset with the stupidity of these contests?

Its ridiculous. Someone more sensible should have posted it.
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UnfairRepresent
04/03/17 7:52:20 PM
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AzurexNightmare posted...


I think thats a ridiculous and baseless assumption.

I don't

AzurexNightmare posted...
. Eating a crapload of hotdogs and pizza/pies is fun for you?

It's a contest dude


AzurexNightmare posted...

You posted this article yourself and you can't see why I'm upset with the stupidity of these contests?


No I can see why you're upset, you don't like fun
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AzurexNightmare
04/03/17 7:54:02 PM
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I don't like fun where people can hurt their own bodies. No, I don't.

You aren't counteracting anything, all you're doing is saying "Nope you don't like fun. Nope you don't like fun." Everyone likes fun.

Someone died because of this and you can't tell why I'm upset. I can't say you're really young because some young people are very intelligent, but something is clearly amiss with you.
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LJRENEGADE
04/03/17 7:55:29 PM
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I feel bad for the girl and her family, what a pointless way to have your life cut short. Christ, how do you even handle hearing that a loved one died for such a stupid reason? That's gotta be the worst part.
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monkmith
04/03/17 7:56:43 PM
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LJRENEGADE posted...
I feel bad for the girl and her family, what a pointless way to have your life cut short. Christ, how do you even handle hearing that a loved one died for such a stupid reason? That's gotta be the worst part.

worst part will probably be the video that will inevitably end up online.
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UnfairRepresent
04/03/17 7:57:52 PM
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AzurexNightmare posted...
I don't like fun where people can hurt their own bodies. No, I don't.


So all sports, drinking, fireworks, driving, swimming is a no no because you might get hurt?

As I said you just seem to hate fun.

A night out with you is sitting in a circle quieting talking

You aren't counteracting anything, all you're doing is saying "Nope you don't like fun. Nope you don't like fun." Everyone likes fun.


You don't seem too

Someone died because of this and you can't tell why I'm upset. I can't say you're really young because some young people are very intelligent, but something is clearly amiss with you.


It's tragic that someone died but you're angry at the fun, not the death, you're poo pooing the contest
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AzurexNightmare
04/03/17 8:00:34 PM
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LJRENEGADE posted...
Christ, how do you even handle hearing that a loved one died for such a stupid reason?


Agreed. Agreed. TC can't understand why its stupid though.

Weight gain, high caloric intake (not in this case, but since we are talking about all food eating contests now), potential heart attack, choking (multiple cases throughout the years), coma.

https://www.boston.com/culture/food/2014/07/08/eating-contests-dont-do-them

But TC insists "I think you just don't like fun. I think you just don't like fun." Apparently lacking basic reasoning skills.

A challenge? I understand the appeal. A healthy challenge like video gaming of all kinds, chess, biking, exercise, swimming, cross country, hiking, all healthy. Yes they all have potential dangers but the main activity isn't dangerous in and of itself like eating a crapload of things is to try to stuff yourself more than everyone else can. You're asking for trouble. The body wasn't made for that.
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UnfairRepresent
04/03/17 8:02:02 PM
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AzurexNightmare posted...
. A healthy challenge like video gaming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI1nPd7hezM

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AzurexNightmare
04/03/17 8:03:37 PM
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Ignoring everything else I said including the article about how unhealthy overeating is.

Lacking basic reasoning skills.

Yeah I'm going to injure myself so badly and choke/coma/heart attack while I play (insert game name here.)

The difference between this and gaming is that when people game, the obvious intention isn't to game until you hurt yourself. Some people have died gaming when they play for days without getting up, but the goal of gaming doesn't involve overindulging. Eating contests do.

But that's too hard to understand for some.
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gunplagirl
04/03/17 8:04:17 PM
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That's how I want to go

Damn though, attending on a scholarship for children of those who died in 911... :(
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UnfairRepresent
04/04/17 12:53:53 AM
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monkmith posted...

worst part will probably be the video that will inevitably end up online.

:(
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pikachupwnage
04/04/17 1:05:50 AM
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Eating contests are so repulsive.
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stoltenberg11
04/04/17 1:29:12 AM
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ChibiGhasts posted...
i wanna know how do you die from eating like four to five pancakes but i hope her family is doing well

pancakes drenched in syrup can get really sticky and stick on top of your airway and be almost impossible to spit up even with the Heimlich
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04/04/17 1:30:32 AM
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TheGoldenEel
04/04/17 1:35:49 AM
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eating five pancakes: half a star
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UnfairRepresent
04/04/17 10:58:18 AM
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DocileOrangeCup posted...
i bet i can eat more pancakes than you

Probably
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UnfairRepresent
04/04/17 2:32:49 PM
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fenderbender321 posted...
I want to eat so many pancakes right now. Chocolate chip + blueberries. Drenched in butter and syrup.

whats stopping you?
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NotDanHarenlol
04/04/17 2:35:25 PM
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Someone should've known the heimlech maneuver
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Giant_Aspirin
04/04/17 2:36:17 PM
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https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/400-current-events/75193126
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LordMarshal
04/04/17 2:42:31 PM
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Dont have contests that literally encourage this risk.
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EnragedSlith
04/04/17 2:47:04 PM
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I'm genuinely surprised no one attempted an emergency tracheotomy. It's not fun or pretty, but it can save lives.

I mean, paramedics are poorly trained for it since it's rarely ever required, but I wish they had called medical control and gotten a go ahead.

Though jobs may have been at risk. I remember a story of medics getting fired for performing an emergency c section on scene for a dead woman. Saved the baby. I'd lose a job for that.
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LordMarshal
04/04/17 2:49:31 PM
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Is it ever a good idea to eat as much as you can as fast as you can?
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UnfairRepresent
04/04/17 2:51:45 PM
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LordMarshal posted...
Is it ever a good idea to eat as much as you can as fast as you can?

Is it a good idea to wear 50 pounds of gear and run each other while fumblind balls for 2 hours?

Most fun things arent good ideas.
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04/04/17 2:53:58 PM
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NinjaPirateDood
04/05/17 3:54:50 PM
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so, what fat, wasteful, and stupid queef-stain had the bright idea to make a contest out of binging on food? and we have "no food" to give to starving people? humans are so stupid.

no disrespect to her or her fam, but if you try to swallow a pancake whole, you're gonna choke, possibly to death.
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