The Brief

A seventh-grade football player from Birdville ISD collapsed on the field during a game on Monday in Euless.

He was revived by athletic trainers who used an AED and performed compressions on the sidelines.

The quick response was part of the school district's cardiac emergency response plan. A state law now requires all Texas schools to have similar plans.

EULESS, Texas - A North Texas seventh grader survived a cardiac emergency at the end of a football game on Monday night thanks to a quick response by athletic trainers and a new state law.

Football Player Collapses

What we know:

The medical emergency happened on the Trinity High School football field during a game between Euless Junior High School in Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD and Haltom Middle School in Birdville ISD.

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