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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Laura Colgan

Christian Eriksen is a 'lucky man' who got 'textbook' treatment for cardiac arrest, says Irish charity boss

Christian Eriksen is a lucky man who received textbook treatment on the day that he suffered a cardiac arrest, the chief executive of Irish cardiac and stroke foundation Croi said.

The 29-year-old footballer collapsed during the first half of Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland after suffering a cardiac arrest.

He was treated with a defibrillator on the pitch before being transferred to hospital where he was fitted with a heart-starting device.

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