Danish footballer Christian Eriksen is recovering well after his cardiac arrest.

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image showing Danish footballer Christian Eriksen is recovering well after his cardiac arrest.

CuriousLemur on June 15th, 2021 at 13:16 UTC »

Hope they figure out what caused it. He's so lucky to be in a position where a fast medical response was available. A lot has been learned since Marc-Vivien Foé's sad passing almost 20 years ago now and I'm so glad that AED's are very commonly found at grounds now.

To quote a BBC article (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27237737) about Fabrice Muamba from 2014:

"About 28% of people survive a cardiac arrest in a public place, but where there is a defibrillator and someone trained to use it the chance of survival can increase to 80%."

anngrn on June 15th, 2021 at 13:22 UTC »

My husband had a cardiac arrest in bed next to me. I happened to be awake and reading, but even then I might not have noticed and assumed he was sleeping. But he had a cpap, and the mask was leaking a lot of air so I poked him and told him to adjust his mask. When he didn’t, I pulled it off him, and his lips were blue. I started cpr and called EMS. He spent 10 days in the hospital, the first 48 hours he was unconscious and hypothermic. Ended up with an AICD. I would encourage everyone to learn basic CPR and at least try in a similar situation, as it can save the life of someone you love.

Hegario on June 15th, 2021 at 13:28 UTC »

If there's one good thing about this horrible event, it's that apparently first aid courses allover Europe are reporting record interest.