Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin urged to strengthen medical control over the condition of athletes after the death of a 14-year-old hockey player in St. Petersburg.
According to initial information, on August 11, during a training session, the puck hit the player in the chest in the heart area. After providing first aid, the child was taken to hospital, but it was not possible to save his life.
– Of course, we will contact both the federation and the club. Sadly, this isn’t the first youth hockey death. There are at least two sides to this question.
Firstly, it is necessary to reinforce the control of the medical control of the competent services on the state of health and the tests of physical aptitude of the athletes. In all aspects. Because the loads are colossal – both emotional and physical. The body is forming, and it is quite difficult to predict how it reacts to the load. To do this, there must be professional doctors in the teams and professional health control.
The second part of the question is the need to pay increased attention to the question of the medical examination of absolutely all children involved in sport. This dynamics, all indicators of the body, taking into account the loads in a particular sport, should be available to any doctor responsible for the health of an athlete at every stage of his life course. And the coach – including, because he determines the load, including competitive, – said Matytsin.
The Petrogradsky District Investigative Department of the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for St. Petersburg opened a criminal investigation into the death of a teenager during training. Law enforcement will find out all the circumstances of the incident.
Source : MatchTV
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