Christian Eriksen's former heart doctor says CPR training essential in all schools 

Paramedics using a stretcher to take Denmark's Christian Eriksen pff the pitch after he collapsed during Euro 2020. Picture: Friedemann Vogel/Pool via AP

One of the world's leading heart doctors, who worked with Christian Eriksen at Tottenham Hotspur before the Danish footballer's sudden cardiac event at this year's European Championships, has said CPR training should be compulsory in schools in order to save lives.

Dr Sanjay Sharma was joined by Gaelic football player and cardiac event survivor Cathal Joyce, and consultant in emergency medicine at Cork University Hospital, Dr Conor Deasy, in emphasising the importance of CPR and defibrillators at an event in aid of Croí, the Irish heart and stroke charity.