The Ministry of Sports has recommended the permanent stationing of a fully-equipped ambulance at the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center. Sports Minister Danilo Diaz announced the recommenation after a wrestler practicing in the sports center died of pulmonary edema.
The president of the national Olympic Committee, Luisin Mejia, also agreed that a 911 unit should be permanently parked at the Olympic Center to assist athletes that practice or compete in the most important sports venue of Santo Domingo.
While it is a general practice for competition organizers to factor in the cost of an ambulance during these events, during practice days apparently an ambulance has not been on site. After the death of athlete Juan Carlos Daiz Mordan of heart failure, this could be corrected.
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Diario Libre
11 April 2019