29/01/2024
Our co-chair Ibán García del Blanco Ibán has joined today the UEFA Chief Medical Officer, Dr Zoran Bahtijarević, to support a health campaign being run by UEFA and the European Resuscitation Council on ‘Get trained, save lives’. The campaign aims to educate more than 100,000 football fans in basic CPR skills and provide in-person training to teams, officials, volunteers and staff at UEFA EURO 2024.
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the third leading cause of death in Europe, happening to 1 in 1,000 people every year. Every 45 seconds, someone has a SCA. In this situation, every minute that passes decreases the chances of survival by 10%. Without immediate treatment, 95% of victims will die.