Standard ambulance bag for the World Cup

In this 2014 World Cup, for the first time, FIFA medical teams equipped with first aid kits have been standardized with medicines and first aid tools, instructional materials .

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Previously in World Cup matches, of course, there must be medical staff and ambulance equipment. However, according to Dr. Jiri Dvorak, in this 2014 World Cup, the compulsory medicine bags must be standardized and available at all venues. The first aid kit is provided by Johnson & Johnson, the official World Cup medical sponsor. It has a wide range of medical supplies such as bandages, alcohol, gauze, bone braces, antiseptic .

Foxnews quoted Dvorak as saying that the most important thing in an ambulance is an automatic defibrillator . Remember in 2003, at the FIFA Confederations Cup held in France, player Marc-Vivien Foe, 28, Cameroon was suddenly killed on the field that caused heart disease. Since then FIFA has focused on emergency cases that can cause sudden cardiac death on the pitch.

In November 2013, FIFA passed the emergency rules and equipment needed for this 2014 World Cup.