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Free youth cardiac screenings offered Nov. 2 at Nathan Hale High
As part of its commitment to making our schools and community safer, Seattle Public Schools is partnering with the Nick of Time Foundation to host a free youth heart screening on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at Nathan Hale High School. All students between the ages of 14-24 years are eligible for a screening, regardless of enrollment status.
According to the American Heart Association, one in every 350 young people has an undetected heart condition. The best way to detect these conditions is through a heart screening using an ECG (electrical test) and Echocardiograms (ultrasound) of the heart. The test is painless and takes about 25 minutes. Athletes especially are encouraged to sign up for a cardiac screening.
Nick of Time's goal is to educate and promote heart health in children, athletes and young adults. The organization provides free heart screenings for schools and communities, throughout Washington as a way to promote awareness of undiagnosed heart abnormalities and educate the public to the warning signs and prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death.
Last year, the Seattle School Board voted unanimously to update the District emergency management plan to include a public access automated external defibrillator (AED) program.
Seattle Public Schools collaborated with the Heart of Seattle Schools, a non-profit organization that includes the Seattle Seahawks and Sounders, local hospitals, the American Heart Association, Nick of Time Foundation and other school community partners, to develop a plan for implementing this program.
Starting in the fall, SPS will begin placing AEDs in schools with the ultimate goal of having an AED in every school and ensuring that staff are trained to use them if necessary.
Nick of Time Youth Screening
Wednesday, Nov. 2
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Nathan Hale High Schoool
10750 30th Ave. N.E.