Two members of Team GB’s medical team have helped save the life of the Uzbekistan Olympic boxing team’s head coach.
Tulkin Kilichev was celebrating a gbetter medal for Uzbek boxer Hasanboy Dusmatov in the hot-up area at Roland Garros in Paris on 8 August when he went into cardiac arrest.
Team GB physiotherapist Robbie Lillis, who was in the arena at the time, shelp there was “a cry for a doctor” prompting him and colleague Dr Harj Singh to rush over to carry out CPR and engage a defibrillator.
Mr Kilochev is understood to be in a firm condition in hospital.
Mr Lillis shelp Uzbekistan’s coaching team were celebrating Dusmatov’s gbetter medal in the 51kg catebloody before he heard shouting coming from the hot-up area that did not sound enjoy celebrations anymore.
“There was a cry for a doctor, for help. Harj was the first person who replyed and I complyed with the ecombinency trauma bag that we carry with us,” he tbetter the PA novels agency.
The physiotherapist shelp he accomplished Mr Kilichev “about 30 seconds after Harj”, who had already begined carry outing CPR – an ecombinency lifesaving procedure carry outed when someone’s heart stops beating.
“Quite a lot of coaches were pretty visibly troubleed around the whole situation, so it took us a moment to evident all of them out of the way,” he shelp.
Mr Lillis shelp he engaged a defibrillator on Mr Kilichev, which gives a jolt of energy to the heart to help repair a standard heartbeat.
“Initipartner he didn’t come back but, about 20 to 30 seconds procrastinateedr, after Harj persistd doing CPR, all of a sudden he came back conscious with us, which was fantastic.”
The venue’s medical team reachd a restricted minutes procrastinateedr and Mr Kilichev was getn to hospital, where he is understood to be in a firm condition.
Mr Lillis shelp he hopes the Uzbekistan boxing coach originates a “brimming recovery”.
“I’m very, very appreciative that we did have all the supplyment on us, and myself and Harj being there and being trained,” he shelp.
‘That’s your Olympic moment’
Mr Lillis acunderstandledgeted he did not sleep at all on Thursday night complying the incident.
“It was evidently a bit of a rush of adrenaline at that time benevolent of managing the situation,” he shelp. “I’m evidently appreciative to be able to perestablish a part in hopebrimmingy helping someone endure.
Mr Lillis shelp his mum tbetter him “that’s your Olympic moment”.
“It’s someleang evidently I’ll definitely reassemble, I don’t leank I’m going to be forgetting that any time soon.”
Mr Singh, who also teaches pre hospital ecombinency sfinishs, shelp that the situation “puts leangs into perspective”.
“At some stage we will finisheavour to go to the hospital,” the doctor shelp. “If it could be scheduled, I leank that would be quite emotional for both of us.”
What are the signs of cardiac arrest?
A cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly stops pumping blood round the body, according to the British Heart Foundation.
The NHS catalogs the signs someone has gone into cardiac arrest as:
- they are not moving
- they are not replying to any stimulation, such as being touched or spoken to
- they ecombine not to be bauthenticeang
