Heart for Athletes has held three screening events since its first in August, just two months ago. 334 children, ages 13-18 have been screened to possibly identify the five main causes of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in youth. The five major causes of SCA looked for...
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What does sudden cardiac arrest look like?
Immediately after sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), bystanders will often witness seizure like activity followed by shallow attempts at breathing. What is happening to the SCA victim? Victims often have an hypoxic seizure (tonic phase). This is caused by oxygen...
Foley High School hosts heart screening event
Heart for Athletes will hold a heart screening event at Foley High School on Thursday, October 9th from 12pm-4pm. Students attending should bring the following paperwork to the screening event: HFA Med History / consent form (Please note: parental signature required...
Screening at Spanish Fort High School
Heart for Athletes will hold a heart screening event at Spanish Fort High School on Thursday, September 25th from 12pm-4pm. Spanish Fort High students interested in attending should bring their SIGNED and completed paperwork to the screening event. A copy of the...
Heart for Athletes and USA’s Dr. Lynn Batten partner for heart screening event
Daphne High School Swim Team member David Wildebrandt receives a heart screening Aug. 16, 2014. Dr. Lynn Batten, director of the division of pediatric cardiology at the University of South Alabama, recently partnered with Heart for Athletes to conduct a free...
Daphne teen receives Spaatz Award
While most students are getting ready to head back to class, a Baldwin county teenager was receiving a special honor. Sam Cockrell, of Daphne, was awarded the Civil Air Patrol Spaatz on August 6, 2014. Congressman Bradley Byrne was in Foley for the...
The Lagniappe Features Article on SCA in Youth
The Lagniappe of Mobile and Baldwin Counties has featured an article about SCA in youth in this week's issue. It is a great article, helping bringing awareness to the incidence of this deadly problem. Here's additional info regarding the 10-15% false positive rate...
A Lecture on SCA in Athletes by our Pediatric Cardiologist, Dr. Lynn Batten
Pediatric Cardiologist, Dr. Lynn Batten, partnering with Heart for Athletes to perform heart screenings on Saturday, August 16th, was recently interviewed about sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes. “EKG’s are still not a mandatory part of pre-participation...
Sam Shares SCAx2 story with American Heart Assoc
Sam and I were asked to speak at the American Heart Association's Team Captain Meeting for the USA Campus and Health System this morning. Sam is an excellent extemporaneous speaker - we're very proud of him and his willingness to share his SCAx2 story and helping to...