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It summarizes registry data showing low 30‑day survival and highlights that AED use during witnessed events is limited. The text addresses uneven AED availability across places, emphasizing home and community settings and the impact of socioeconomic deprivation. 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In January 2024, the Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Registry (OHCAO) published data from all of the English regional ambulance services, reporting that of thenearly 35 000 people treated by the National Health Service ambulance services, who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in 2022, just 7.8% survived to 30 days.1 This compares unfavourably with other countries, notably Norway, where survival rates of 25% are reported.1 Every week in the UK, around eight young people (aged \u003C35 years old) die following an SCA due to undiagnosed cardiac conditions comprising heart muscle, electrical and structural diseases.2  \nThe major factor limiting survival from SCA is the ability to provide timely and effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation. The chances of surviving a cardiac arrest decrease by 7%–10% for every minute that CPR and defibrillation is delayed, but only by 2%–3% per minute if early bystander CPR is instigated.3 Research has shown that survival rates increase between 50% and 74% when patients receive defibrillation within 5 min of cardiac arrest with an automated external defibrillator (AED).2 However, of the 35 000 SCA cases reported by OHCAO, an AED was only used in 10.6% of cases when the incident was witnessed.1  \nOver 80% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) occurs at home, approximately 10% in a public place, 1% in the workplace and 0.1% in a place of education.1 Although the occurrence of OHCAis low in schools, about one-third can occur within close proximity (300 m) of a school.4 There have been successful campaigns to raise awareness ofthe importance ofCPR and AED, and the UK government has planned to equip all schools in England with AEDs from 2023.5 In 2021, the accessibility of AEDs in England was being tackled by the British Heart Foundation, whose data estimated that 70%  \nbe used in an emergency. Further, a study by the University of Warwick found that despite people from lower socioeconomic groups being more at risk of cardiac arrest, areas classified as most deprived by the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) Indexof Multiple Deprivation had the lowest coverage of AEDs, with the least deprived having the highest.6  \nIt was in this context that on the 12 June 2021, Christian Eriksen collapsed from SCA while playing for Denmark in the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 competition. Thankfully, through the quick reactions of his teammates, match officials and stadium medical professionals alongside Denmark’s doctor and physiotherapist, they were able to use an AED and resuscitate Eriksen. He has subsequently returned to playing with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, including playing competitively in the Premier League (figure 1). In addition, the presenting features and signs of sportsrelated SCA are now well characterised and included in the Resuscitation Council  \nUK best-practice guideline for management of SCA on the field-of-play.7 8  \nFOOTBALL’S RESPONSE  \nWithin the professional game, players have received cardiac screening since 1997, enabling cardiac conditions to be identified and risk mitigation determined. Where SCA happens without prior signs, as in the case of Eriksen, the presence of highly trained medical professionals and equipment such as AEDs increases the probability of survival. However, every week in the UK, 12 young people die from SCA,9 and given the popularity of grassroots football, every week some young people and adults will play the game with an undiagnosed heart condition. The availability of an AED may well save their lives in the event of a cardiac arrest.  \nSince 2000, the Premier League, The Football Association (FA) and Government have invested over £1.2 billion via the Football Foundation to develop grassroots football facilities. By the summer of 2021, over 1000 facilities had been built or en","cbCaijop9v1FIEdW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijop9v1FIEdW","pdf",672407,"English","# Premier League Defibrillator Fund\n## Sudden cardiac arrest and the role of CPR/AED\n## Football’s response and AED accessibility\n## The Premier League Defibrillator Fund rollout","[{\"question\":\"Why does survival after sudden cardiac arrest depend on CPR and defibrillation timing?\",\"answer\":\"Survival declines by about 7%–10% for every minute CPR and defibrillation is delayed. Early bystander CPR reduces the decline to about 2%–3% per minute.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the text say about how often AEDs are used in witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?\",\"answer\":\"In the reported OHCAO data, an AED was used in 10.6% of cases when the incident was witnessed.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the Premier League Defibrillator Fund and how were AEDs delivered to grassroots sites?\",\"answer\":\"Launched in July 2021, the fund supported grassroots football sites through phased applications and provided each site with an external storage cabinet so AEDs could be used 24 hours a day.\"}]","Premier League Defibrillator Fund | PDF",1790692211]