Ambulance called for Minnesota middle schoolers who ate spicy chips
Ambulance called after Minnesota middle schoolers attempt TikTok’s ‘One Chip Challenge’ that sees players eat potato chip spiced with searing peppers, then wait as long as possible before eating or drinking
- Several students at South View Middle School in Edina, Minnesota, were treated after doing Paqui’s ‘One Chip Challenge’
- An ambulance was called as students reported eye pain and difficulty breathing
- Health staff said none of the students had severe allergic reactions, as exposure to chip dust caused issues
- The school district says the student who brought the chips to the school will be disciplined, and students attempting the challenge in the future will also be disciplined
- The Minnesota Poison Control Center has received 39 calls about the challenge since the end of 2021
Students at a Minnesota middle school were treated by paramedics Thursday after participating in the ‘One Chip Challenge’ made popular on TikTok.
Several students at South View Middle School in Edina reported eye pain and difficulty breathing after being exposed to chip dust – which is comprised of powder from the Carolina reaper and scorpion pepper, some of the world’s spiciest peppers.
The challenge, launched in 2016 by Paqui, requires its participants to eat a single chip and wait as long as possible to drink or eat anything else.
It has since gone viral on social media, as people continue to struggle with the spice.
An ambulance was called to the school shortly after the chips were distributed by a student to their classmates, according to the Star Tribune.
Shortly after an assessment by paramedics and school staff members, it was determined that no student needed to be taken to the hospital or a poison control center for treatment.
Minnesota middle schoolers suffered burning eyes after attempting TikTok-inspired ‘One Chip Challenge’ that sees players eat chips spiced with searing peppers, then wait as long as possible before eating or drinking
No student suffered any severe allergic reaction or injuries as a result of the chip.
The school has since disciplined the student responsible for the incident and has warned all students of future discipline if the challenge is done again on school grounds.
There have been 39 calls to the Minnesota Poison Control Center as a result of the challenge since the end of 2021, according to WCCO.
Consuming the chip leads to several side effects, including vomiting, nausea, belly pain, throat pain and mouth pain.
Emergency physician Dr. Travis Olives said 39 people have come into the emergency room after attempting the challenge.
‘If you breathe in a very irritating powder, essentially, on these chips, then it would likely cause the same thing that you would expect with the inhalation of other noxious substances,’ Olives said.
There have been 39 calls to the Minnesota Poison Control Center as a result of the challenge since the end of 2021, according to WCCO. This most recent incident happened at South View Middle School in Edina, Minnesota (pictured)
The 2022 edition of the Paqui ‘One Chip Challenge’ leaves a blue stain on the tongue and mouth and costs $8.99.
A label is placed on Paqui’s website warns those who eat it of its possible side effects. Those include ‘difficulty breathing, fainting or extended nausea.’
The label says the challenge should be kept ‘out of reach of children,’ though Olives said most of the cases he has seen were of children between the ages of 10 and 16.
As a result of the incident, South View has urged parents to speak with children about the dangers of the challenge as it is ‘unsafe and disruptive to student learning.’
The Food and Drug Administration issued a statement last week warning teens and parents about he NyQuil chicken trend
The disgusting NyQuil Chicken trend earned a warning from the FDA about appropriate usages of over the counter medication
An earlier challenge this year that gained popularity is the ‘sleepy chicken,’ or cooking raw chicken with NyQuil.
The trend gained enough popularity early this year that the FDA was prompted to put out a statement on the chicken specifically, and more broadly the way parents allow their children to interact with social media.
According to a recent statement from the FDA, ‘One social media trend relying on peer pressure is online video clips of people misusing nonprescription medications and encouraging viewers to do so too.
‘These video challenges, which often target youths, can harm people – and even cause death.’
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