A mum has described the "terrifying" moment her son's lung burst after he attended Parklife festival.
Alex Littler, 16, was rushed to hospital on Monday after complaining of a swollen neck, breathlessness and that his chest felt like "popping bubble wrap" when touched due to the air leaking from a ruptured lung. The schoolboy was forced to confess to doctors and devastated mum Cathy Mccann, 44, that he'd inhaled nitrous oxide over the weekend while at Parklife in Manchester.
He was diagnosed with a ruptured and leaking lung and told he was lucky to be alive but medics warned he may need surgery to remove air that was trapped around his lungs and heart. Nitrous oxide is bought in cannisters and used legally for anesthesia or as a propellant for whipped cream, however it is often pumped into balloons to be inhaled by those hunting for a "high".
