Overview

• A Haltom Middle School player collapsed while coming off the field late Monday during a middle school game at Trinity High School in Euless.
• A Texas Health athletic trainer summoned Trinity assistant athletic trainer Saad Rajabali, who applied an AED, delivered a shock, and performed compressions until breathing returned.
• Districts report the student was awake and talking en route to the hospital and is now alert, stable, and undergoing tests at Cook Children’s.
• HEB ISD leaders say a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan developed with the American Heart Association and regular practice enabled the coordinated response.
• Texas this year required all districts to implement cardiac emergency plans and provide CPR/AED training for students in grades 7–12.