UEFA Launches Online CPR Training
UEFA Announces the Launch of Online CPR Training for Football Fans
'Get Trained, Save Lives' CPR campaign backed by Erling Haaland, Lautaro Martínez, Ana Marković, Ruud Gullit, Gareth Bale, Thierry Henry, Didier Deschamps and Rio Ferdinand.
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The ‘Get Trained, Save Lives’ campaign aims to teach CPR to football professionals and fans
What is ‘Get Trained, Save Lives’?
Following the launch of the ‘Get Trained, Save Lives’ campaign last November, UEFA and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) have today introduced an interactive training module on get-trained.com – a dedicated platform teaching football fans the basic skills of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in under 4 minutes.
‘Get Trained, Save Lives’ is a result of the partnership between UEFA and the ERC and provides the medical skills required to act in the event of sudden cardiac arrest.
The programme will also train match officials, staff and volunteers working at UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany.
FC Internazionale Milano forward Lautaro Martínez said:
"I think this campaign is important because life is important. it is crucial to know what to do if a cardiac arrest occurs."
Wales legend Gareth Bale stated:
"I've installed an automatic external defibrillator (AED) in my home and bought one for every member of my family. A cardiac arrest can happen anywhere.
In a stadium, at work but most often at home. Sometimes I take my AED to the golf course. You never know what might happen."
The campaign is supported by a range of current stars and footballing legends, including:
Erling Haaland
Lautaro Martínez
Ana Marković
Ruud Gullit
Gareth Bale
Thierry Henry - one of the greatest French players of all-time
Didier Deschamps
Rio Ferdinand
More names will be announced in the coming weeks.
Online CPR Training Course
The CPR training on get-trained.com is set in a virtual dressing room and sees Gullit invite football fans to join Haaland, Martínez, Bale, Henry, Ferdinand and Marković on the course.
As the course commences, interactive questions guide users through the teaching material, with players reacting to and commenting on their answers.
Later this spring, UEFA will also introduce a shorter version of the training on Instagram.
CPR Training: EURO 2024
UEFA and the ERC have so far provided hands-on training to 3,000 players, coaches, referees, officials and staff at finals and tournaments.
In the build-up to EURO 2024, all participating teams will learn how to provide first aid in case of a sudden cardiac arrest.
The campaign will receive extra attention during EURO 2024, with a TV commercial and activities in all fan zones across the 10 host cities.
The advert will be featured around matchday 2 of the EURO, while the campaign’s message will also be visible on LED boards around the stadiums.
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