Medical director of Airtel Delhi Half Marathon, Dr Tamorish Kole has advised those with respiratory disorders like Asthma, COPD to not push themselves too much during the marathon due to the air pollution crisis the capital witnessed recently. "Over the last few weeks Delhi has been in the news for its challenging environmental conditions. ADHM is a pollution deterrent as it takes all vehicles off the Delhi roads over 21 + kms for several hours," said Kole.
"Researching race data and consulting with colleagues and peers, we have ensured that participants will be prepared and better equipped. In earlier editions, people with heart ailments like CAD, known history of heart failure were given special advisories. This year, participants with respiratory disorders like Asthma, COPD, and respiratory infections in the past 15 days are being advised to run to their trained ability and not push themselves too much," he added.
Procam International, promoters of the ADHM, on Wednesday unveiled the Route Map for the event and outlined the medical facilities and other arrangements that will be put in place for the 34,000 plus participants expected to run on Sunday.
Kole further added, "On race day, all those participating in the run have been given clear medical instructions as to their health and safety and have been advised to seek medical health if they have breathing difficulties.
"We will also be deploying nebulizers operating on UPS batteries at all medical stations along the course and at the medical base camp. Inhalers will also be deployed to deal with abnormal breathing/ bronchospasm episodes and oxygen will be available at all ambulances and at the base camp."
Present on the occasion were Mukesh Kumar Meena-Special CP New Delhi Range, (NDR), AK Singh, DCP, Traffic, NDR, Hugh Jones-Race Director and Vivek B Singh, Jt MD, Procam International.
To keep all participants sufficiently hydrated there will be 12 water stations along the route, from where around 98,000 litres of water will be distributed.
There will be 6 medical stations and 2 base camps on route supervised by 75 doctors, 50 physiotherapists and 100 plus nurses. There will be seven ambulances stationed at various locations along the route, following SCR from the 1st Junction and JNS (Base Camp-I).