Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel dies after an on-field collision, and Spain asks how quickly he got CPR
AP looks at the open questions about his emergency care; the BBC covers the funeral, the goalkeeper's statement and the family's thanks.
Jesús de Miguel, a 30-year-old forward for Tenerife in Spain's second division, died on Tuesday, Nov. 3, a day after colliding in mid-air with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono while contesting a high ball. AP reports he suffered a cardiac arrest; the BBC says Owono was sent off and the match was abandoned.
Spain's National Police opened an investigation into possible involuntary manslaughter, which AP describes as standard for a non-natural death. AP also reports questions about his treatment: medical staff reached him within 20 seconds, but it is unclear what care he got during the five minutes he lay on the pitch, reports conflict on whether CPR began on the field or in the ambulance, and it has not been established whether a defibrillator was used. Spain's emergency nurses' association said it is seeking more information.
His funeral was held Thursday in Navahermosa, with Spain coach Luis de la Fuente among the mourners, the BBC reports. Owono called these "the most difficult days of my life."
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Automated external defibrillator
After exploring Questions arise over the emergency treatment given to Spanish soccer player in fatal collision, the device at the center of the questions is explained in Automated external defibrillator.
An AED is a portable device that detects life-threatening heart rhythms such as ventricular fibrillation and treats them with an electric shock so the heart can restart a normal rhythm.
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