Are Singaporeans REALLY Living 'Longer'?
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Participant of Singapore Bay Run dies at end of 21km run
By Susheel Kaur, Foo Siew Shyan and Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia |
Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean at the flag-off of the SAFRA Sheares Bridge Run & Army Half Marathon
SINGAPORE: A participant of the Singapore Bay Run, also known as the SAFRA Sheares Bridge Run & Army Half Marathon, collapsed and died on Sunday morning.
25-year-old Captain Ho Si Qiu, a platoon commander at the Singapore Armed Forces Officer Cadet School, collapsed at 7am at the end of his 21-kilometre run.
Medics attended to him within 30 seconds.
At the medical post, an intubation was performed and when no heart rhythm was shown, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was immediately carried out.
Captain Ho failed to respond and was sent to the hospital some 20 minutes later.
The cause of his death is being investigated.
Organisers of the run have extended their deepest condolences to the family of Captain Ho.
Organisers said proper safety measures were in place, with 13 medic points set up and over 100 medical personnel deployed.
Sixteen ambulances, each equipped with defibrillators, were also present.
Captain Ho's death is the second sudden death from a marathon this year – the first athlete who died was 17-year-old Thaddeus Cheong in June.
As sports participation among Singaporeans is on an up trend, the Singapore Sports Council has already stepped up safety training among its staff.
Oon Jin Teik, CEO of the Singapore Sports Council, said: "We have to expand this safety awareness to all parties – the public, the organisers and everyone concerned with organising mass events and understanding the risks involved.
"Sports is still very safe and sports is still important to prevent health issues. But at the same time, we are trying to ensure that all aspects are covered."
The latest casualty comes at a time when the National Sports Safety Committee is due to release its report to the Sports Council.
The committee is fine-tuning the report to ensure all areas of safety are covered and best measures are implemented.
The Community Development, Youth and Sports Ministry (MCYS) is also studying a preliminary report that has been submitted by the National Sports Safety Committee and is discussing the findings with relevant sports associations.
Some 70,000 people took part in the run this year – 5,000 more than last year – including Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean.
Dr Balakrishnan said he was saddened by the death of Captain Ho, but he believed organisers had taken all possible safety measures.
He said: "As I was running, I noticed there were many ambulances, medical teams and medical equipment. This was one event in which the SAF, I believe, took every effort to make sure the medical cover was present, was available and was able to move into action immediately.
"At the finish line, he (Captain Ho) was treated by a full medical team, including a doctor. So at this time, it appears that what measures could be taken, were taken."
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Where got live longer
Hardly see ppl reach their 70s nowadays. Don't even think I could make it to my 60s. -
look at this data from one of the earlier post
if these are true, then assume from age 50 - 75 at $40,000 each = $42,340,000,000 will be sitting in the kitty serving on 25.8K population er.. plus some "ministers" salary sitting in the committee.
0-4 yr 196 K
5-9 yr 239.3 K
10-14 yr 263.6 K
15-19 yr 238.1 K
20-24 yr 222.4 K
25-29 yr 253.7 K
30-34 yr 303.6 K
35-39 yr 310.1 K
40-44 yr 331.2 K
45-49 yr 314.5 K
50-54 yr 260.5 K
55-59 yr 202.8 K
60-64 yr 120.8 K
65-69 yr 104.3 K
70-74 yr 79.7 K
75-79 yr 56.2 K
80-84 yr 30.9 K
85 & abv 25.8 K -
Either last time some absent minded people nahber report such incidents or it is recent years that healthy people suddenly die of running.
which is it?
fyi, I notice that although reported in the website cna, the TV news nahber reported the death. Only the smiling faces of a good jog.
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welcome to the 146th or 147th??
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ARE Singaporeans Living LONGER?
You referring to Delayed retirement plans and likelihood of surviving right?
well, I have some news for you from CNA:
MOH to set up 2 specialty centres for cancer, heart disease
By Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 26 August 2007 1903 hrs
MOH to set up 2 specialty centres for cancer, heart disease
SINGAPORE: The Health Ministry (MOH) is setting up two new specialty centres for cancer and heart disease at the National University Hospital (NUH) over the next 12 months to meet rising demand.
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said this at the Healthcare Charity Run, aimed at raising money for the President's Challenge charity campaign.
In Singapore, cancer and heart disease are the two top killers and cancer alone claims 4,000 lives every year.
By 2015, it is projected that new cancer cases will jump from the present 9,000 a year to 13,000, while the number of heart patients will grow from 200,000 to 320,000.
Mr Khaw said Singapore must ramp up its capacity and capabilities to meet this demand as the population expands and ages.
Last year, the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) attended to 125,000 outpatients, while the National Heart Centre (NHC) handled almost 10,000 in-patient episodes (one patient could be hospitalised a few times and each hospitalisation is one 'episode').
"Seriously they are 'choc-a-bloc' now. If you visit them, you'll see every nook and corner fully used up. As growth is not sudden, we just have to build it up slowly. So in the case of NUH, they already have some service going on for years, that's why the choice of NUH is quite clear," said the health minister.
Last year, NUH's Cancer Institute saw 3,600 new patients – a 20 percent increase from 2005.
Its cardiac centre now handles 10,000 new heart patients every year.
Mr Khaw said with more specialty centres at the national level, this will make room for doctors to sub-specialise and develop new niche areas. In the long run, this could mean better care for patients.
He said: "When I look at specialty development over the last 15 years, my preference, going forward, is to spawn off a second centre for those centres with large critical mass."
The strategy is for the national centres to pilot new projects and once the treatment procedures become routine and standard, they could move downstream to other general hospitals.
This way, patients pay less and have better access to specialised care. It also frees up resources at the national centres so that they could focus on developing higher-end capabilities and treating patients with greater complications.
Mr Khaw also challenged other specialty centres to aim higher.
He said: "At the same time, I'm asking the existing specialty centres to aim higher. I think after 15 years of specialty development, my assessment is that they've done very well. I think we should begin to set our sights higher. Centres like SNEC (Singapore National Eye Centre) ophthalmology ought to look at their role as the referral centres of the region.
"Heart centres, likewise, ought to aim higher as well. There're a number of developments that we're now studying. We'll be doing our consultation with senior doctors to see which other national specialty centre to have. This is to prepare ourselves for the future. You can't just build a centre and have it running within a few years. It'll take 10, 15 yrs."
Until then, MOH will continue to invest in the national centres to help them grow further.
In fact, the NHC is slated to be re-built on its current Outram site, which is fast becoming inadequate for its current level of patient care, education and research.
Welcoming the move to set up a new Heart Centre, the NHC, which has 50 percent of the market share, said this not only provides more choices for patients, the new centre will help to manage and improve waiting times.
On its part, NHC said it would continue to provide cost-effective and high standards of cardiac care to Singaporeans.
The NCCS also welcomes the setting up of another specialist team at NUH.
The Centre said its doctors have long enjoyed good partnership on various research collaborations with the NUH team.
Having a new cancer team at NUH will benefit patients and help NCCS enhance its expertise, to develop into a strong regional centre for cancer treatment and at the same time, allow it to expand its international collaborations with reputable medical and research institutions.
Apart from capital investments, MOH is also looking at increasing the list of recognised foreign medical degrees to boost the pool of doctors here.
Chua Song Khim, CEO of National University Hospital, said: "We're willing to find space for infrastructure and stuff. But it's the human resource we need. We need doctors, nurses, allied health staff and support services to make sure we can support the projected increase."
Last year, Singapore trained 200 local doctors and attracted another 200 foreign ones, but Mr Khaw would like the number for both groups increased to about 300.
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Why do I get a feel that this is a "cover my ass" article rather than one which is genuinely reporting the death of the soldier?Originally posted by HyperFocal:Participant of Singapore Bay Run dies at end of 21km run
By Susheel Kaur, Foo Siew Shyan and Margaret Perry, Channel NewsAsia |
Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean at the flag-off of the SAFRA Sheares Bridge Run & Army Half Marathon
SINGAPORE: A participant of the Singapore Bay Run, also known as the SAFRA Sheares Bridge Run & Army Half Marathon, collapsed and died on Sunday morning.
25-year-old Captain Ho Si Qiu, a platoon commander at the Singapore Armed Forces Officer Cadet School, collapsed at 7am at the end of his 21-kilometre run.
Medics attended to him within 30 seconds.
At the medical post, an intubation was performed and when no heart rhythm was shown, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was immediately carried out.
Captain Ho failed to respond and was sent to the hospital some 20 minutes later.
The cause of his death is being investigated.
Organisers of the run have extended their deepest condolences to the family of Captain Ho.
Organisers said proper safety measures were in place, with 13 medic points set up and over 100 medical personnel deployed.
Sixteen ambulances, each equipped with defibrillators, were also present.
Captain Ho's death is the second sudden death from a marathon this year – the first athlete who died was 17-year-old Thaddeus Cheong in June.
As sports participation among Singaporeans is on an up trend, the Singapore Sports Council has already stepped up safety training among its staff.
Oon Jin Teik, CEO of the Singapore Sports Council, said: "We have to expand this safety awareness to all parties – the public, the organisers and everyone concerned with organising mass events and understanding the risks involved.
"Sports is still very safe and sports is still important to prevent health issues. But at the same time, we are trying to ensure that all aspects are covered."
The latest casualty comes at a time when the National Sports Safety Committee is due to release its report to the Sports Council.
The committee is fine-tuning the report to ensure all areas of safety are covered and best measures are implemented.
The Community Development, Youth and Sports Ministry (MCYS) is also studying a preliminary report that has been submitted by the National Sports Safety Committee and is discussing the findings with relevant sports associations.
Some 70,000 people took part in the run this year – 5,000 more than last year – including Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean.
Dr Balakrishnan said he was saddened by the death of Captain Ho, but he believed organisers had taken all possible safety measures.
He said: "As I was running, I noticed there were many ambulances, medical teams and medical equipment. This was one event in which the SAF, I believe, took every effort to make sure the medical cover was present, was available and was able to move into action immediately.
"At the finish line, he (Captain Ho) was treated by a full medical team, including a doctor. So at this time, it appears that what measures could be taken, were taken."
- CNA/so -
can't even tell a story that support each other. one say ppl live longer other say more getting cancer.Originally posted by reddressman:ARE Singaporeans Living LONGER?
You referring to Delayed retirement plans and likelihood of surviving right?
well, I have some news for you from CNA:
MOH to set up 2 specialty centres for cancer, heart disease
By Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 26 August 2007 1903 hrs
haiz...a tall tale
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It's not really contradictory. You can get cancer, and yet won't die so easily due to medical treatment. So the overall effect is just that you have longer life, but of lower quality.Originally posted by Lin Yu:can't even tell a story that support each other. one say ppl live longer other say more getting cancer.
haiz...a tall tale -
Does 1 swallow make a summer?
Do a few people who have lived past 100 years represent the whole 3 million + people?
I think it's a whole load of shameless bullcrap! -
My classmate was running alongside the victim when he collapsed. They were near the last checkpoint, hence the medics reached him that quickly.Originally posted by Rock^Star:Why do I get a feel that this is a "cover my ass" article rather than one which is genuinely reporting the death of the soldier?
And, Shutter/Hyper, I don't agree with using this incident to further your argument. It's not in good taste.