Is your child’s heart healthy? Is a simple sport physical enough?
One high school aged athlete suffers a Sudden Cardiac Arrest every three days in the U.S! The leading cause of death in young athletes on the playing field is an undetected heart condition. The best way to detect these heart conditions is through a heart screening using a ECG (Electrocardiogram), and in some cases an Echocardiogram (ultrasound) of the heart.
Nick of Time Foundation in partnership with the University of Washington Medical Center, Enumclaw Firefighters and King County Paramedics will be conducting an ON-SITE heart screening for communities high school athletes at Enumclaw High School on Wednesday, October 2nd. The screenings consists of a Heart Health Survey asking about possible signs & symptoms or family history of a heart condition. An ECG is performed that analyzes the electrical signals of the heart. In some cases a limited physical exam or Echocardiogram of the heart is conducted. The results are reviewed on site by cardiologists and sports physicians experienced in heart screens.
Your local Enumclaw Firefighters and King County Medic One Paramedics will be assisting in this event by performing blood pressure checks, teaching hands only CPR, and performing ECGS.
This is a wonderful event and if it makes the a difference in the life of even one of our young athletes it would be considered a tremendous success. For more information please visit the Nick Of Time Foundation website at nickoftimefoundation.org.
