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Texas Children's Hospital Patient Thriving Today Despite Sudden Cardiac Arrest

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Friday, June 3, 2022
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HOUSTON, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Children's Hospital patient Garrett Richardson, 21, is alive today because his quick-thinking teacher was prepared and trained to act within minutes — a blessing his parents, Lake Charles, La. residents Monique and Craig Richardson, remember with gratitude nine years after their son's heart stopped.

Key Points: 
  • He traveled by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was stabilized before being transferred to Texas Children's in the Texas Medical Center.
  • "Genetic cardiac arrhythmias like Long QT Syndrome are among the primary causes of sudden cardiac arrest in young people but they're treatable conditions," said Alice Lara, President and CEO of the SADS Foundation.
  • "Over 7,000 children and young adults are affected by SCA each year, but with increased access to AEDs and CPR training, sudden cardiac arrest doesn't have to be fatal."
  • The hospital includes the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute; the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston.