Christian Eriksen health update: How defibrillation saved the Dane after horror incident

re were scary scenes at Parken Stium on Saturday afternoon in Denmark's Euro 2020 opener against Finland as midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on pitch with no one around him just minutes before half-time. It was clearly a severe situation as medical staff rushed on pitch to assist Danish playmaker, who was on ground for quite a while before being carried off on a stretcher. Eriksen was rushed to hospital but, thankfully, it was later reported that he was in a stable condition.

Astonishingly, game resumed roughly two hours later and Finland would eventually go on to win 1-0 thanks to Joel Pohjanpalo's goal just after interval. Despite Finland's win, re was plenty of concern around Christian Eriksen, with reports suggesting that midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest on pitch. On Sunday, Morten Boesen, Denmark's national team doctor, spoke to media and explained exactly how a defibrillator saved Eriksen's life. 

Christian Eriksen cardiac arrest: Danish midfielder was resuscitated with a defibrillator on pitch

While speaking to reporters on Sunday, Boesen confirmed that Eriksen h gone into cardiac arrest on pitch and was brought back through a combination of CPR —  manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation that involves repeated pushing down on chest — and an electric shock from a defibrillator. Boesen mitted that quick reaction of medical team in treating Eriksen was decisive for his survival and evidence bears this out. 

“He was gone,” Boesen said. “We started resuscitation and we managed to do it. How close were we to losing him? I don’t know, but we got him back after one defib [defibrillation], so that’s quite fast.  time from when it happens until he receives help is most important factor. And that was a short period of time. That was decisive."

Christian Eriksen health update: Will Christian Eriksen return to football?

Denmark Football Federation has confirmed that Eriksen continues to be hospitalised as he will undergo furr tests. However, Boesen ded that Eriksen is now in a stable condition is 'awake' following his harrowing collapse on field. "He is awake and breathing. His heart is beating again … tests that have been done so far look fine. We don’t have an explanation as to why it happened,” he explained. 

Fans on social media have now been curious to know wher Eriksen will play again or not. According to leing sports cardiology professor, Sanjay Sharma, it's unlikely that Eriksen will return to playing football at a professional level. Eriksen currently plays his club football with Inter Milan and helped Italian side to clinch ir first Serie A title in 11 years. 

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