Due to the unstable weather conditions, doctors recommended that people taking part in the pro-President Chen Shui-bian (
The recommendations come after a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporter died on his way to a pro-Chen rally.
Pai Yu-ming (
Pai recommended that elderly demonstrators keep warm and dry and avoid shouting slogans to prevent hypertension and heart attacks, adding that if they sit down, they should get up regularly and do some stretching exercises to avoid thrombosis.
Pei added that people with anxiety disorders, panic attacks or depressive disorders were not suited to taking part in demonstration rallies, since the added agitation could trigger attacks.
Wang Te-yuan (王德元), a 67-year-old DPP supporter from Changhua County, died on Saturday after suffering a heart attack on his way to Taipei to take part in the pro-Chen demonstration organized by the Taiwan Society.
He was immediately sent to a nearby hospital, where attempts to resuscitate him failed.
Wang's friend, surnamed Liao (廖), told police that there were 40 people on the bus, and that Wang suddenly went quiet and clutched his chest halfway through a song on the karaoke machine.
He then fell into a coma. Wang's wife Pao Pi-hsia (
The anti-Chen demonstration and TV news cables' marathon coverage of the demonstrations over the past few days had apparently agitated Wang, who also suffered from high blood pressure and a weak heart.
Pao said she had urged her husband not to go to Taipei and he had agreed.
When she woke on Saturday morning, however, Pao found that Wang had already left for the bus to Taipei.
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