Dinamo had an arrangement with Puls, a private ambulance service based in Bucharest.Mihnea Ionescu, a Dinamo fan watching the game from a stand overlooking the centre of the pitch, said he observed Elena-Mihaela Duta, the 31-year-old doctor from the ambulance crew, lean against a fence eating what appeared to be popcorn. When they received no answer, they went down in person.According to Dusciuc and Pop, the compound appeared deserted. ".Ekeng wore No. Ionel Danciulescu also went to the hospital; he heard news of Ekeng's death from a police officer.

"When I heard the news, I couldn't believe it at all that he was dead," Steven Manas, the 19-year-old Scoutte Detection du Cameroun player, says. Duta and a male assistant, both dressed in white coats and carrying holdalls, ran forward separately.
I said, 'what is this,' but then the doctor was like, 'calm down.'

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At 1:28 the ambulance and crew were on scene.Eleven seconds later, an assistant broke out from inside the ambulance a bright red case; that bag contained an Nihon Kohden TEC-5531K model defibrillator, a device used to electrically shock a patient's heart back into correct rhythm.For several seconds from 1:40 onwards, Batineanu exchanged words with an assistant.
Vlad Hosu, a Bucharest lawyer retained by Ekeng's mother and siblings, emphasises that the family did not ask for this measure. They sang songs about Romanian nationalism, as well as the usual verses about Hildan.Among the banners that almost obscured the view out of the enclosure, one showed the late Hildan's moustachioed face in outline.

"It was very clear that they didn't wash the ambulances every day, or at least once per week," recalled Dusciuc.There were expired drugs in the ambulances.

"So he's probably dead." In the stands, the English fan Carpenter, a trained first-aider from his London job as a postman, saw the medics put the distinctive red case down. "He always had friends around him. All rights reserved.Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Pro Soccer Player Patrick Ekeng Dies After Collapsing During Match.He reportedly was untreated at the stadium.Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter.Today is National Voter Registration Day!We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote!Professional soccer player Patrick Ekeng died after collapsing during a home match in Bucharest on Friday, reportedly from a heart attack.Ekeng was given CPR during a two-minute ambulance ride to the hospital, but the vehicle didn’t have equipment that might have helped him.Club director Ionel Danciulescu said Ekeng didn't seem to have any health problems before the game.Ekeng joined Dinamo in 2015. The proprietor is Ionut Negoita, the Romanian hotelier mogul who owns Dinamo, and the building serves as accommodation for many of the team's players.

"I felt powerless and I had a deja vu," he says.From Ionescu's position, the ambulance seemed to move excruciatingly slowly; Ionescu estimated no more than 30 kilometres per hour. Rest in peace. Eto'o went on to play for Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea and Everton. He first claimed he determined at the scene that Ekeng had no heartbeat.

He also played for Cameroon. Paul Anton, a Dinamo midfielder, gave a rapid substitution gesture with rolling hands to the touchline.Ekeng's career in Europe was flagging after unremarkable stints in France, Switzerland and Spain. His knees bent before he tumbled backwards. Ekeng, a 26-year-old midfielder for Dinamo Bucharest, wasn’t given adequate first aid at the stadium, a doctor at the hospital said. Romanian regulations require the presence of an ambulance at organised sporting events. DEP.Sad news we have lost one of our football family. "Le Man's president knew the sporting director of Canon Yaounde quite well," Nana says.