Incident happened on Saturday
A consultant cardiologist says footballer Christian Eriksen would not be alive today if it wasn't for the pitch side medics quick actions.
Eriksen collapsed on the pitch from a cardiac arrest during their European Championship game against Finland on Saturday.
Denmark's team doctor, Morten Boesen, said Eriksen "was gone" before being resuscitated.
Mr. Boesen said, "We did cardiac resuscitation, it was a cardiac arrest. How close were we to losing him? I don't know but we got him back after one defib, so that's quite fast."
Denmark club doctor Morten Boesen explains what happened on the pitch with Christian Eriksen. pic.twitter.com/RcLO9bmIp4
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Christian Eriksen is currently being treated in hospital, where he is in a stable condition.
Earlier, in a statement via his manager to Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, Eriksen said: "Thank you, I won’t give up. I feel better now – but I want to understand what’s happened." And added, "I want to say thank you all for what you did for me."
Dr. David Burke, Consultant Cardiologist at the Beacon Hospital, says the medics saved his life:
Elsewhere, former Manchester United & Danish goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel, claims Denmark did not want to restart their Euro 2020 game against Finland after the incident.
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