Archie Battersbee, who is 12 years old, has been in a coma since April, when he got a very bad head injury. The doctors who are taking care of him say that he is brain-stem dead and that keeping him alive is not in his best interests.

Doctors have decided to stop giving the 12-year-old life support after he has been in a coma for almost four months, even though his parents have tried to keep him alive.

What’s Archie Battersby’s name?

Archie, a 12-year-old boy, was the only one to go to the hospital after trying the blackout challenge, which is a dangerous new TikTok trend.

Archie’s mother found him unconscious at home. His sad story has touched parents all over the country, making them sad and giving them a stark warning about the dangers of social media.

Archie Battersby has been taken to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel because he has suffered a severe brain injury.

Archie’s mother, Hollie Dance, thinks that he got brain damage from taking part in a popular social media challenge. On April 7, 2022, she found him unconscious in their home.

The brain stem of the younger boy is dead, and the doctor said that keeping him on life support is not in his best interests.

In a statement released Monday afternoon, Archie’s mother said that the family was still shocked and traumatized by how harsh the UK courts and the hospital Trust were.

Where Did Archie Battersby Go? His Source of Life

A judge decided that Archie Battersbee’s life support could be turned off after his family’s last-ditch effort to keep him alive failed.

During an emergency meeting of the Court of Appeal this afternoon, Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, said again that turning off Archie’s life support would be in his best interests. The 12-year-family old’s was told of his fate.

The judges didn’t agree with what his parents said, but they did give them a short stay, which is a one-day extension. That extension is now over. The judges said that his ventilator turned off after he was given time to think.

Archie Battersby, who is only 12 years old, has been unconscious since April because of a severe brain injury.

His parents were given a virtual hearing at the last minute before Archie’s life support was turned off.

In a virtual hearing with Sir Andrew McFarlane, Lady Justice King, and Lord Justice Moylan the day before, Edward Devereux QC argued on behalf of the family that if life-sustaining treatment is stopped right away, the court will be part of a clear violation of international law.

Archie’s parents went to the UN in a last-ditch effort to keep their son from losing his medical care. On Friday, a committee from the UN got in touch with the Government.

In a letter sent on Sunday on behalf of Health Secretary Steve Barclay, the government’s legal department then asked the courts to look into the committee’s request right away.

Also, treatment has been stopped by the law until Monday at 1 p.m., and the Court of Appeal’s decision is expected soon after that.

What Does “Ligature Over Over Your Head” Mean, and How to Do the Blackout Challenge?

Usually, a ligature is done by putting something around the neck and applying pressure from a place called the tie-off. In the past, the problem was often a showerhead, but most institutions have already fixed this problem. The patient’s head has always been thought of as the place to tie off.

One of the most recent risky trends on TikTok is the blackout challenge, which is also called the choking challenge or the pass-out challenge.

Lalani Erika Renee Walton, who was eight years old and from Texas, and Arriani Jaileen Arroyo, who was nine years old and from Wisconsin, both died because of the challenge. It looks like both girls used TikTok a lot and liked sharing videos on the site.

If the brain doesn’t get enough oxygen because of the blackout challenge, it can die. Even though she doesn’t know for sure, Archie’s mother thinks he was trying the challenge because she found him with a ligature (a piece of fabric that has been knotted or tied around his head).

The Irish Examiner talked about what Dr. Nick Flynn’s “blackout challenge” meant. He said that what is happening in the brain is a lack of oxygen similar to what someone feels when they are drowning, suffocating, or having a heart stop working.

If the brain doesn’t get enough oxygen for more than three minutes, it can get hurt, and if it doesn’t get enough oxygen for more than five minutes, it can die.

When Archie’s mother found him at home in early April, he had never woken up again. After his accident, he fell into a coma and has been there ever since.

Doctors saw clear signs that the boy’s brain was getting worse, and his prognosis could only lead to his death. Archie’s mother, on the other hand, thought that because his heartbeat was steady and he could control his temperature and blood pressure, he should be given more time.

Why is Archie Battersby being kept alive by a machine?

Doctor told Archie that his brain is stem-dead and that he couldn’t live without life support. Since May, Barts NHS trust has been giving the younger boy life support.

Hollie Dance, Archie’s mother, and Paul Battersbee, his 57-year-old father from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, have been going to court against Barts NHS trust.

The Supreme Court heard an appeal from Archie’s parents after the Court of Appeal said that Archie’s life support should stop at noon on Tuesday, August 2.

Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee said they would send a direct appeal to the Supreme Court, even though Archie’s parents were not allowed to appeal the decision by the Court of Challenge.

Outside the hospital where Archie was being treated, she said she would fight until the end.