Interface News Reporter | Qin Siyue
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In the early morning of July 1, 2024, Beijing time, the Asian Badminton Federation and the Indonesian Badminton Association issued an announcement, saying that Zhang Zhijie, a Chinese badminton player who fainted during the match on June 30, passed away due to ineffective rescue.
The following is a translation of the full text of the announcement:
Chinese singles player Zhang Zhijie died at 23:20 local time yesterday (June 30) after fainting on the court during a match in the evening and being taken to the hospital.
Zhang Zhijie fainted in the group stage against Japan, and the tournament doctors and medical team rescued him. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance in less than two minutes.
The Badminton Federation of Asia, the Indonesian Badminton Association and the Organizing Committee expressed their deep sorrow and expressed their deepest condolences to Zhang Zhijie's parents, family and the Chinese Badminton Association.
The world of badminton has lost a talented player.
The Chinese Badminton Association issued an announcement on the morning of July 1, expressing deep sorrow for Zhang Zhijie's unfortunate death and expressing its deepest condolences and condolences to Zhang Zhijie's family. The Chinese Badminton Association said in the announcement: "At present, the cause of the disease has not been clarified by the local hospital, and the Chinese Badminton Association continues to keep in touch with the Asian Badminton Federation, the Organizing Committee of the Asian Youth Badminton Championships and all parties in Indonesia, and new information will be released to the public in a timely manner." ”
According to official information, Zhang Zhijie was born in 2007 and is a native of Jiaxing, Zhejiang. At the time of the tragedy, the youngster was not yet 18 years old.
Zhang Zhijie will enter the Chinese national badminton youth team in 2023. He has won the men's singles championship at the 2024 Dutch Youth Badminton International Championships and the men's team championship in Group B at the 2024 National Youth Badminton Championships. This time, the national badminton youth team participated in the team competition of the Asian Youth Badminton Championships, and Zhang Zhijie was one of the main players in the men's singles event.
While all parties were saddened by the death of the young badminton star, they also questioned whether the event party was able to rescue it in time. Zhang Zhijie's sister posted on social media platforms: "Because I can't rush to Indonesia immediately, I can only numbly inform relatives and friends of this information." How can I accept it, even if I think it's the worst result of an untimely medical team and poor medical conditions. ”
Judging from the replay of the event, Zhang Zhijie drew 11 with the Japanese player opposite in the first game. When preparing to receive the serve, Zhang Zhijie suddenly fell to the ground and his body convulsed. The moment he fell to the ground, the coach sitting behind the fence of the arena immediately stood up, looked back and motioned to the medical team on the sidelines to hurry into the field, and at the same time wanted to enter the field to check the situation but was stopped by the referee.
Half a minute after Zhang Zhijie fell to the ground, the on-site medical team entered the venue. A minute after Zhang Zhijie fell to the ground, the medical team carried Zhang Zhijie off the field on a stretcher for further treatment.
Because Zhang Zhijie's body convulsed when he suddenly fell to the ground, many netizens speculated that Zhang Zhijie had a cardiac arrest at that time. A doctor who works in a tertiary hospital in Shanghai told Jiemian News: "Once there is a suspected cardiac arrest, according to the rescue rules, it is necessary to immediately implement CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) on the patient, and cooperate with the AED (external defibrillator) in the place." ”
However, Jiemian News saw in the replay of the event that the medical team only conducted a simple examination on Zhang Zhijie after entering the venue, and did not perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on him, and there were no AED and other first-aid instruments at the scene. "The golden window for cardiac arrest is 4 minutes to 6 minutes, and on-site rescue is more important than timely delivery to the hospital. I watched the scene and the more than one minute from the time the child fell to the ground and left the scene, which I personally think is a waste. The interviewed doctor said.
In the first round of Group B of Euro 2020 (2021), Danish player Eriksen suddenly fell to the ground and fell unconscious during the match against Finland. Just five seconds after the incident, the referee immediately stopped the game. Eight seconds later, the team doctor arrived. After 52 seconds, the AED enters. After 96 seconds, CPR begins. After about 15 minutes of CPR first aid on the spot, Eriksen was escorted off the pitch and UEFA subsequently called a suspension for the game. Later, Erikson was in the hospital with an ICD (automatic cardioverter-defibrillator) implantation surgery. And the key first aid on the field undoubtedly won the opportunity for the subsequent surgery.
The Asian Youth Badminton Championships team competition, even if the attention and level of the event is not as high as that of the football event European Cup, is also an intercontinental event, which is managed and organized by the Asian Badminton Federation and the local Badminton Association, and should be equipped with a professional medical team. At the same time, it can be seen from the game screen that after Zhang Zhijie fell to the ground, the referee did not immediately check the situation of the players, only sat in his position for a long time, and prevented the coach from entering. Although according to BWF rules, coaches are not allowed to enter the stadium while a match is in progress, should the rules still be so rigid in an emergency?