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13 years ago 04/20/2011 7:35am EDT

Did anyone see this in that SI article about the Boston applying for a WR?

"A total of 23,930 out of the 24,390 who started Monday's race finished. There were 1,288 people treated by the medical staff; 73 of them were transported to the hospital; nine stayed overnight, but they are all OK, race director Dave McGillivray said."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/more/04/19/boston.marathon.mutai.ap/index.html#ixzz1K45q21FY

Is 73 a normal number to send to the hospital? That seems like a lot on a day with great weather.

13 years ago 04/20/2011 7:54am EDT

re: norphxc

2008 NYC Marathon:

4 were hospitalized, two died, One had already been diagnosed with arteriosclerotic heart-disease. The other 3 also suffered heart-attacks.

2 others had suffered heart-attacks.

So 73, with 9 kept in overnight, seems excessive.

However, my ex-girlfriend has suffered asthma attacks in 5 marathons. She completed 4 of them and the pollen count was high on Saturday which could have triggered asthma in some runners.

However, there may be an explanation. Newton-Wellesley Hospital held a free clinic on Monday afternoon for runners who felt ill or had suffered injuries. These numbers may have contributed to the total.

13 years ago 04/20/2011 7:58am EDT

re: norphxc

It may also be a typo.

"Sources say that among the 26,000 people running the Boston Marathon yesterday that 1,324 runners received first aid of some variety during the race and 33 were taken to hospitals for treatment. The 64 year old man remains hospitalized in stable condition."

13 years ago 04/20/2011 8:00am EDT

re: Randy Oldman

and 50% of those that received first aid were drama queens.

13 years ago 04/20/2011 8:07am EDT

re: Susan Lucci

Did anyone else see the guy laying on the 22-mile marker with a bloodied face? He was passed out on his back, but had obviously landed on his face. He had 2 cops with him when I went by, and 10 minutes later, when my buddy went by, there were 6-7 cops with him. Wonder what happened with that guy.

13 years ago 04/20/2011 9:58am EDT

re: Susan Lucci

Susan Lucci wrote:
and 50% of those that received first aid were drama queens.

Treated by medical staff could simply mean getting a bandage for a blister. I have worked a medical tent at a large 10K and we documented every person who came in (except for those who just grabbed NSAIDS out of a barrel).

13 years ago 04/20/2011 11:57am EDT

re: norphxc

I believe that there was a high number of people that had windburn.

People don't seem to realize how windy it was at Boston!

13 years ago 04/20/2011 1:43pm EDT

re: Susan Lucci

Susan Lucci wrote:
and 50% of those that received first aid were drama queens.

Did anyone else see the crossdressing queen on the right down about mile 10(?)

13 years ago 04/20/2011 1:51pm EDT

re: Mr. Tactful

BOSTON (AP) — A 64-year-old man running in the Boston Marathon had a heart attack and was revived along the side of the course.

Race officials say he is in stable condition at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Authorities would not identify him, but they said he was from out of state.

James Hooley, with the Boston EMS, said the man had a heart attack less than two miles from the end of the race. He staggered to the ground, and bystanders helped resuscitate him with chest compressions until first aid workers arrived with a defibrillator.

A total of 1,324 runners in the field of more than 26,000 received first aid of some sort along the route or at the finish. Thirty-three were taken to hospitals for treatment.

13 years ago 04/20/2011 5:19pm EDT

re: Randy Oldman

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