The former Bolton Wanderers midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch during an FA cup quarter-final. “I was extremely fortunate to be surrounded by the best medics with the right equipment when I suffered my cardiac arrest. The current survival rate is just eight per cent, which campaigners believe would be improved by greater defibrillator coverage. The British Heart Foundation say in 2001 the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rate in Eriksen’s native Denmark was four per cent. (Image: AFP/Getty Images)The Mirror is now calling for MPs to reinstate the Automated External Defibrillators (Public Access) Bill.

Source: Daily Mirror June 15, 2021 19:13 UTC