Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death on school campuses – more than any form of cancer, concussion, or illness combined. Thousands of seemingly healthy kids die every year due to detectable heart conditions.
That’s why Illini Central CUSD #189 is thrilled to announce that we’ve partnered with Who We Play For to provide our youth the opportunity to get their heart checked with an electrocardiogram (ECG). The heart screening will take place on March 27th from 8:30am-12:30pm at Illini Central High School.
Every student can sign up for a screening online here. https://www.whoweplayfor.org/illinois-mason.
Why take advantage of this electrocardiogram (ECG) heart screening?
The standard physical is statistically proven to be less than 4% effective at detecting any heart conditions, adding an ECG improves those odds to 80-95%.
ECG screening saves lives.
ECG screening is non-invasive, painless and takes about 5 minutes.
Each ECG will be interpreted by a pediatric cardiologist or cardiologist specifically trained for the heart of an athlete. Results will be returned via email within one week of the screening.
An ECG typically costs around $150.
What is Who We Play For (WWPF)?
WWPF represents every young person who lost their life due to a detectable heart condition missed in their physical.
At hundreds of schools across the country, WWPF has screened 200,000+ students and saved the lives of 200+ students, all who had previously undetected life-threatening heart conditions.
Watch this video to understand more about what to expect at a heart screening.