Could be. Human life is so fragile. Really hoping he gets better. Poor lad.
Christian Eriksen
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If he recovers from this, it's an absolute miracle. I think everyone who saw the game live and saw those scenes were expecting the worst. Just absolutely horrible. Credit to the medical staff for getting to him so quickly, and credit to the Danish team who formed that wall around the player and looked after each other and his wife. Can't imagine what it must have been like for them.
What did they show? All I saw was him collapsing but that was during play.
He is at the same age as me. I already had some concerns due to the cases of myocarditis related the 2nd shot of Pfizer vaccine what I am going to receive two weeks later. Eriksen was "lucky" enough that it happened in an environment where he could get the best possible care. Hopefully he is going to make a full recovery.
He's confirmed as OK and the match restarts @ 19:30 BST.
But once the CPR was visible through the players' legs, they should've all cut to studio. The fact that they later showed Erikson twitch from the defibrillator is disgusting. UEFA control the feed, but all of the broadcasters could've switched to studio to discuss the situation.
Wasn’t watching the game but got the bbc notification. it hits harder when it’s a player you have watched a lot of, wish him a speedy recovery.
Feck me sideways.....they are really going to play??!
The most important thing is that he is alive. It's an unexpected high pressure/stress situation so I suspect even the medical team was taken aback initially.
FYI - it is impossible to swallow one's tongue. I guess what you meant was loss of tongue muscle tone which can block airways in this context. Usually, a problem if a patient falls on their back - Ericksen fell on his stomach/side so would not have anticipated this to have been a major issue, and shouldn't have taken that long to sort out. The most important thing is CPR and prompt defibrillation.
Agreed.
They showed him collapsed, close up of face, still closeups with treatment received, then they broadcasted him receiving CPR, medical staff using defib, they showed his missus on the pitch crying.
Not entirely sure what they didn't show.
So thankful that he is awake and improving.
What's quick enough?
Its a very rare occurrence that one is needed on a pitch.
They were showing him lying on his back getting CPR for a long while. Other's have said they saw him getting treatment from a defribulator. And just the general leeriness of close ups of his team-mates stood around him. Thankfully he's well, but if this was a different story those images are gross.
He's right though. The cameramen were doing their job. The editors and producers were a disgrace, it's them who should have cut to the studio.
Man I was nearly crying when I first saw it all. So relieved with what I am hearing now. Sounds a lot more promising.
It's up to the players and coaches isn't it? If they've heard he's ok and want to play, why not play?
I'd advise not to go on his wiki. The article picture is someone with their wang out.
Let's hope nothing serious there, and he has full recovery soon.
apparently his girlfriend is pregannt with their second child as well. So glad he seems past the worst of it.
That's not cool. I wonder if there is protocol for stuff like this. If not camera man might have been just as confused.
How are they doing their job? They are literally filming a player dying...
WTF is wrong with people?
It's almost certainly a heart attack, which is always serious. I'm not a doctor, so I can't talk about full recovery.
It's impossible to say without knowing the cause. If it was a cardiac arrest as seems apparant by the pitchside CPR, there are multiple potential underlying factors. Among young athletes, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the leading cause of cardiac arrest, but there are other conditions that can cause it, such as Brugada syndrome. To answer your question, there is screening available for HCM and most footballers are regularly tested for it. I believe there has been a major push for extensive testing since Fabrice Muamba's collapse in 2012.
Also, I've noticed in here and on Twitter people have been confusing heart attacks with cardiac arrest, they are not the same thing.
A heart attack is cardiac distress typically caused by blocked arteries. A cardiac arrest however is caused by a problem in the heart's electrical system, causing sudden cessation of heart function, loss of breathing and consciousness.
Heart attacks patients tend to remain conscious and breathing, and while heart attacks are often fatal, cardiac arrests are much more deadly and tend to have a much higher mortality rate.
Reassuring to hear Eriksen is stable, what a terrible time for him and his family.
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It's the camera crew's job to film everything that's happening. It's the editors decision what is shown.
fecking hell
Except they are definetly not in the right mind to decide anything.
And it shouldn't be left to them.
They will probably have some PTSD later on.
This is disgraceful by UEFA, but as they say, the show must go on.
He wont be playing professional football again that's for sure, so sad but he's alive.
I'd imagine there are different gradations of HCM that yield different outcomes, which may explain why he lived.
And the country's main hospital is literally right next to the stadium.
He posted a photo on instagram 23 weeks ago with his second child and the description "Family of 4"
I've been led to believe that it's the speed of the medical response that makes the biggest difference.
Jesus have been out all day and just heard about this. Hope to god he is ok
So crazy to watch Eriksen to be running around for then to fall over so quick and not breathing.
Danish news said his gf was standing on the field with Kasper Smeichel and Simon Kjær crying...
Im so happy that he is awake and talking!
His family must be so relieved.
Danish news said his gf was standing on the field with Kasper Smeichel and Simon Kjær crying...
Im so happy that he is awake and talking!
His family must be so relieved.
You hate to do it but I feared the worst. Good to see he’s now in stable condition. Hopefully it’s a full and fast recovery.
For a few moments me too but I clinged onto hope and thankfully he's OK so far.
Yeah it was gut wrenching stuff.