Newspaper articles of judo injuries resulting in death: 1984 – 2010 [44]
Second year high school student in serious condition from heat stroke; judo summer camp held by Ehime High School Athletic Federation
The Asahi Shimbun
August 2, 2008
The Ehime High School Athletic Federation announced on Aug. 1, 2008 that a male second year high school student (16) fell unconscious from heat stroke on July 27 during a judo summer camp organized by the High School Athletic Federation and is in a serious condition. According to the federation, the camp was held at National Ozu Youth Friendship Center on July 26 and 27, attended by 140 students, including designated athletes and other high school judo club members. After about 50 minutes of running and dashing practice from 6:00 am on July 27, the student complained that his legs didn’t move well. When a meeting was started in an open space, he sat on a bench to rest. One of the teachers saw him enter a building of the Center. At around 7:20 am, two students participating in the camp found him lying on the stairs leading to the bathroom on the underground floor of the Center. He is in a hospital in Matsuyama, but is still unconscious. The head of the Ehime High School Athletic Federation said, “The student was healthy on the 26th, so the morning training must have been the cause. It was necessary to make them drink more water and to reduce the training. We didn’t fully introduce necessary anti-heatstroke measures.”
Second year high school student dies from heat stroke after being in serious condition; Ehime
The Yomiuri Shimbun, Osaka
August 6, 2008
The Ehime High School Athletic Federation announced on Aug. 5 that a male student, who had fallen unconscious from heat stroke during a judo summer camp organized by the Federation, died in a hospital in Matuyama at around 1:00 pm that day.
The Federation explained that the victim was Yuhei Yamauchi (16), a second year student and judo club member of Saijo High School. He died of impaired consciousness and multiple organ failure due to heat stroke. Yuhei collapsed after early morning training on July 27 and remained unconscious. Mr. Hiraoka, the head of the Federation, commented, “The worst has happened. We express our deepest regret over the death of Yuhei Ymauchi. Our condolences go to family and friends.”
