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Jacksonville Takes Initiative to Protect Young Athletes with Free EKG Screenings in Schools

Jacksonville schools partner with Who We Play For to provide free EKG screenings to detect heart issues in student-athletes.

LISD to offer free EKG screenings for student athletes next month

LISD will offer preventive EKG screenings Feb. 3-13 for students who participate in athletics, band, cheer, dance and Junior ...
BMJ

641 MEP178 – Screening for cardiac arrhythmia with the single-lead wearable ECG monitoring during the endurance exercise in athletes

Pre-screening is crucial for athletes to reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). However, 12 lead ECG screening alone is insufficient to prevent SCD. Objective This study aims to determine the ...
7News Miami

New Florida law requires EKG for all high school student athletes

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A new Florida law, called the Second Chance Act, requires electrocardiogram tests to be administered to all high school student-athletes before they can compete on ...