The Brief

A 12-year-old North Texas football player collapsed on the sidelines during a game.

He was revived with CPR and an AED by a quick-acting athletic trainer.

The incident highlights the effectiveness of the Cardiac Emergency Response Plan in place at the school.

EULESS, Texas - A North Texas middle school football player is still alive thanks to an emergency plan playing out on the field.

The pre-teen has a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan (CERP) to thank after collapsing on the sidelines.

CERP saves North Texas middle schooler

Trinity AED

The backstory:

It was Andrew Garcia's second game of the season, and his mom says he was excited because it was his first away game, which meant he got to ride the bus there.

Lucky for Garcia, the football game was in a school dis

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