What gets me here is that some company produced these chips and encouraged the challenge. I hope the company, and its founders, are held liable for the medical costs of all the teens who wound up in the hospital. And criminally liable for the death they caused
Pump the brakes a little. The article seems to accept that the chip is to blame, then right at the very end, burying the lede:
> Harris Wolobah's cause of death is not yet determined; it's not certain if the chip is to blame. An autopsy will be conducted, but the results could take up to 12 weeks, according to the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
That's a pretty big caveat.
[2] https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/tyler-isd-one-chip-chal...
[3] https://amp.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article257...
Shock is a very nasty mind over matter condition.
"Shock" as you're using it is extremely ambiguous. Perhaps you should define your terms.
You are clearly not referring to the class of medical emergencies known as circulatory shock.
Perhaps your comments refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_stress_disorder which is psychological, but no medical doctor will refer to this as "shock" without qualifying it.
I do not doubt that yours is a real condition, but it is not called "shock" in medical terminology, so please stop calling it that.
"Shock may result from trauma, heatstroke, blood loss or an allergic reaction. It also may result from severe infection, poisoning, severe burns or other causes. When a person is in shock, their organs don't get enough blood or oxygen. If shock is not treated, it can lead to permanent organ damage or even death."
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-shock/basics/....
> Shock is a critical condition brought on by the sudden drop in blood flow through the body.
You've just linked to a page describing circulatory shock, which is not the thing you described as "too much calcium, too much adrenaline", which is 100% too much bullshit.