A cryotherapy session in Paris has returned to death with a woman who dies and another hospitalized in a critical condition due to a nitrogen leak of a cold chamber, according to French researchers.
The tragedy occurred on Monday night in a small sports center located in district 11 of the French capital, according to a police source.
According to the initial findings, a nitrogen leak of the Cryochamber is to have caused poisoning, a source close to Saod research. A gym employee, who was about 20 years old, died.
A customer of the establishment, who is 30 years old, was hospitalized in critical condition.
“An investigation into the cause of death has been launched,” said the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office.
Three people who were in contact with the victims and tested first aid also received treatment, said the police source.
The gym, where 150 people were present when he hit the tragedy, was evacuated shortly after.
The AFP journalists present at the scene on Monday night saw a body covered with a white sheet that was carried out in the sports center.
Screens were established to hide what was happening in front of the gym already throughout the pavement.
Nitrogen is a colorless and odorless gas that is commonly used in cryotherapy.
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Duration A session in an unbridled camera is displayed at temperatures below -100 ° C for a recreated time of no more than three minutes.
Defenders say that cryotherapy throughout the body is effective in reducing muscle pain, stress, rheumatism and various skin conditions.
Star athletes and celebrities have used cryotherapy throughout the body as an alternative to ice herds and cold water baths.
But many experts warn that the treatment has not demonstrated the leg that is medically solid and urges more research to determine the effects in the short and long term.
Diego Brisset, 26, said he planned to exercise at the gym, but told him that he was closed Monday night.
He said he did not practice cryotherapy.
“They always told me it was dangerous,” he said.
Cryotherapy was subject to scrutiny in the United States in 2015 after a woman froze until death in a spa in Las Vegas.
It was believed that the 24 -year -old woman entered one of the cold cameras of the SPA after business hours to relieve some pains, and was discovered the next day by a co -worker.
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