During the 43rd edition of the Trinidad Alfonso Valencia Marathon on Sunday, it was necessary to use the defibrillators that the race has on two occasions to care for both a runner and a spectator who suffered a heart attack.
As in the previous six years, the test, with an important cardioprotection infrastructure, included on this occasion 20 defibrillators provided by Proyecto Vida, a CSR initiative of the company Almas Industries España, carried by 20 skaters, located in the last km of the race, being the most dangerous kilometers, in addition to the field hospital and ambulances.
Thanks to these defibrillators, two lives could be saved during the course of the Valencia Marathon. Specifically, they were a runner at kilometer 40.5, around 50 years old, and a spectator who suffered a heart attack and went into fibrillation, around 40 years old.
It is the seventh year that Proyecto Vida is committed to supporting cardioprotection by providing defibrillators to deal with any possible mishap of the more than 33,000 registered along with the large medical device made up of 30 doctors in the race, 15 ambulances and field hospitals, 65 specialist nurses mainly from ICU and Anesthesia and 150 health volunteers.
According to Nuño Azcona, CEO of Almas, the presence of defibrillators in this type of event is essential, both due to the large number of participants and public and because of the physical effort it represents.
“It must be taken into account that, in the event of cardiac arrest, action must be taken in less than five minutes to save the victim's life. Project Life's commitment is not only to provide defibrillators for sporting events, but also to raise awareness about cardiac arrest, since 90% of cardiac arrests can be reversed with people trained in CPR and with the use of defibrillators. "he explained
