Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, at anytime
"It was a chilling sight for anyone who saw it," said Professor Stephan Achenbach, president of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the world's largest organization of heart doctors.
Christian Eriksen, a 29-year-old football player for Denmark, suddenly collapsed on the pitch in front of tens of thousands of spectators in the stadium and millions more watching on television. A medical team rushed to his side.
Preliminary reports suggest that while he was being treated on the pitch, Christian's heart stopped beating. He was exceptionally fortunate that there was a medical team to immediately begin chest compressions and maintain blood flow. It probably saved his life."