HE The collapse of Danish Christian Eriksen An alarm was raised about a very exceptional incident on the football field during the Euro 2021 match. However, the incident caught the attention of millions of people watching the match. It was suggested that football be used as a mass sport. Saving lives like Eriksen’s, He had a heart attack while playing.
“It’s easy and it saves lives,” he says. Zoran BakhtijarevicHe is UEFA’s lead doctor on the technique of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the emergency process by which blood circulation can be maintained when the heart has stopped beating and the person is unconscious, unresponsive or not breathing.
Liberation from reanimation
Congolese football player Fabrice Muamba collapsed in 2012 When he played Bolton Wanderers against Tottenham. The young man, who could not make a heartbeat for 78 minutes, did not suffer any brain damage due to lack of oxygen, thanks to the circulation provided by chest compressions, and his life was saved. Any person, anywhere, regardless of whether it is a doctor or healthcare professional, will save his life if someone gives him immediate attention.
Expanding this knowledge is the main aim of the alliance between UEFA and the European Resuscitation Council: to capitalize on the interest of football to promote the teaching of this technique. “80 percent of heart attacks occur at home” Koen Monsieurs, president of the European Resuscitation Council, announced. Bahtijarevic and Monsieurs agree that this preparation should already be provided in schools, institutes and workplaces, because a heart attack can happen to anyone, anywhere in the world.
First of all, Ceferin
‘Get educated; save lives’ (Educate yourself, save lives), It will start next year, shortly before the European Championship in Germany, but UEFA has been training since last year. The first recipient of the award was UEFA President Aleksandr Ceferin, and from there the aim is to spread it to as many people as possible: If 10 million people are going to visit Germany for the European Cup, raising awareness among one million becomes the most important goal. aim. The project also includes an interactive training course hosted by the former Dutch football player Ruud Gullit.
Clubs, federations, coaches and players They train in different tournaments organized by UEFA. The action protocol will be mandatory in all competitions from next season.
One of the aims of the project is to eliminate the fear of intervening due to lack of information. “Application of these compressions cannot cause any harm. You can save a life because there is a dying person. “What could be worse than this?” asks Bahtijarevic.