Teenagers warned against dangerous new 'salt and ice burn' craze that leaves them disfigured forever

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By SAM ADAMS

Inflicting serious burns on yourself would not be most people's idea of fun. But doctors in Detroit have voiced concern over the number of teenagers being injured while taking part in a dangerous new craze which involves them burning themselves by holding a piece of ice to a layer of salt on their skin.

In extreme cases the 'game,' called the 'salt and ice challenge,' could cause permanent damage to muscles and bones. Adding salt to ice can reduce its freezing point to as low as - 17 C° which can cause serious injuries - with some teenagers reportedly turning up to hospital with first degree burns after taking part in the craze.

Dr Ryan Shear of Botsford Hospital in Detroit said that in extreme cases this could even impair the ability of the injured person to move parts of their body, the Huffington Post reports. Dr Shear said he has dealt with three or four cases of burns inflicted by the 'salt and ice challenge' in the past six months and warned that children should not leave them untreated in case they get infected.

In June a boy in Pittsburgh burned a shape of a cross into his back while playing the game. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reported that the boy's severe, blistered injuries required drug treatment. It also resulted in him having to have lotion applied to his injuries four times a day - and left him unable to swim or go out in the sun shirtless.

Lying on his stomach, his brother and friend poured salt in the shape of a cross on his back before pushing ice onto it. The challenge, which has become popularized largely through You Tube videos, is to see how long you can withstand the pain.

The boy had the ice on his back for a few minutes - resulting in such severe blistering burns that he needed hospital treatment and will be recovering for the rest of the summer.

He needs drug treatment which involves applying lotion four times daily for months and he cannot swim or go outside without a shirt on.

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