Mikel helps UEFA take the ‘Get Trained, Save Lives’ campaign to UEFA EURO 2024 fan zones
Former Super Eagles captain and Chelsea legend, Mikel Obi was one of the current stars and footballing legends who helped UEFA take the ‘Get Trained, Save Lives’ campaign to UEFA EURO 2024 fan zones to teach football fans basic life-saving skills.
According to UEFA, over 35,000 attendees have learned and practised cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills at fan zones across the ten host cities.
The campaign, according to UEFA, aims to raise awareness on the topic of sudden cardiac arrest and the importance of bystander CPR, as well as training people in basic CPR. Fans can learn CPR online on get-trained.com, in-person at the EURO 2024 fan zones or during training courses offered by the ERC.
At the CPR booths, fans from all 24 participating countries practiced on manikins with sensors that measured the depth and rhythm of their compressions. Their results were compared with other participants in the form of a computer game.
Football greats like Clarence Seedorf, Javi Martinez, Ruud Gullit and Mikel John Obi visited the booths to interact and participate in the game.
An excited Mikel hailed the campaign and says it is a skill that needs to be learnt.
‘You never know when you are going to be in a situation, a skill like this is needed to save lives,’ Mikel said.
