It was a lavish football festival in the arena. However, only just under 28,000 spectators in an immensely important and sportingly also highly attractive duel between Fortuna and Karlsruher SC. The fans in the stadium shouldn’t have regretted anything. Four goals and three points for their team (3:1). It was a gala evening in the Stockum district.
In the middle of the first half of the game, however, a number of spectators caught their breath. Because inside, a security guard suddenly collapsed and lay motionless on the floor. A supervisor from Karlsruher SC immediately rushed over. And Fortuna’s team doc Ulf Blecker became aware of the incident and rushed over.
For minutes, a number of helpers knelt by the helpless person and took care of them. The vast majority of fans in the stadium were completely unaware of the rescue operation. After a while, a stretcher was finally ready to be taken away.
According to information from our editorial team, the person had collapsed and was briefly unconscious. Thanks to the quick intervention of the first responders, she was able to be stabilized. After just a few minutes, the all-clear sounded.
It’s not the first time that team doctor Blecker has had to leave his post during a sports operation to help with a real emergency. He once saved the life of a spectator who was in cardiac arrest at a Fed Cup game.
In the ice hockey game between the Düsseldorf EG and the Augsburg Panthers, he saved the life of Panther player Christoph Ullmann. The starting point was a heavy check by DEG striker John Henrion against Ullmann in the 34th minute of the sixth quarter-final. The bitter thing about it: Ullmann didn’t see the Düsseldorfer’s attack coming and was already unconscious on impact. He swallowed his tongue, lips turning blue. Blecker reacted at lightning speed and was able to prevent worse things from happening.
Of course, it wasn’t quite as dramatic in the arena on Friday. Although it is a somewhat reassuring feeling when a guardian angel is in the stadium with you.
2023-09-02 12:36:00
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