On April 7, the Organizing Committee of the Vnexpress Marathon Hue 2025 has just announced about the patient being treated at the 5km distance - starting at 6:30 a.m. on April 6, 2025.
Accordingly, at 6:39 a.m. on April 6, upon receiving a request for emergency care for an unconscious athlete in the middle of Truong Tien bridge, the emergency team quickly dispatched the car to the athlete's location. After 3 minutes, the car was at the scene.
When initial contact with the patient, it was assessed that: The patient had purple hands and feet, and could not breathe, no rotation, no vision, could not be caught, confirmed that the patient had stopped circulating and breathing, quickly underwent cardiopulmonary surgery, combined with a chin lift, and was taken to the ambulance, transported the patient to Hue Central Hospital. During the transportation process, the patient was continuously given oxygenated balls, combined with continuous heart bamiling, and was recorded to have a pulse due to cardiac bamiling but still had a purple coma.
It took about 5 minutes, until 6:48 ', for the patient to be taken to Hue Central Hospital. When arriving at the hospital, the patient still had difficulty breathing and was quickly taken to the hospital for further emergency care. However, the patient unfortunately died at 1:45 a.m. on April 7, 2025.
Talking to reporters of Lao Dong Newspaper, the leader of the Department of Culture and Sports of Hue City said that athletes who want to register for the race will register online via the system. There, athletes who want to participate will have to accumulate in the health statistics categories as well as commit to and take responsibility for their health.
In addition, the Organizing Committee of the race has purchased liability insurance for athletes. In this unwanted case, the insurance unit will appraise and will conduct compensation in accordance with regulations. It is known that on April 7, the Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Hue City came to express condolences to the victim's family.
"When we have official compensation information from the insurance, we will widely disclose it. And also from this unexpected incident, our Organizing Committee fully shares the loss with the family, and at the same time recommends that those who love sports and running should consider and ensure their own health before participating in any sporting event" - said the leader of the Department of Culture and Sports of Hue.
