Student Athlete Heart Screenings.
Our young athletes have got heart, and the Quinn Driscoll Foundation along with PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center want to be sure it keeps beating strong! On Saturday, February 20, 2016 Southwest’s Heart and Vascular Center and the Quinn Driscoll Foundation are offering Young Champions Heart Screenings.
The Quinn Driscoll Foundation is named for 13-year-old Quinn Driscoll, a student athlete at Wy’ East Middle School who died in 2009 after suffering cardiac arrest while running on the track during gym class. It is believed that a heart condition can exist in roughly 1 out of 500 individuals, and approximately one case of sudden cardiac death occurs every three days in organized youth sports across the United States.
Those are crazy numbers. But there’s a resource to help.
“Young Champions is a program providing advanced heart screenings for student athletes in Clark County, sponsored by PeaceHealth Southwest’s Heart and Vascular Center and the Quinn Driscoll Foundation.
Clark County middle or high school athlete, band member or cheerleader from 12 – 18 years old is eligible for a “Young Champions” screening. Although designed for the student athlete, this screening event also accommodates all children in the age group who may be at risk. This screening does not take the place of the pre-performance examination requirement for all student athletes who wish to participate in a school sport.
The screenings include: a review of child’s personal and family health history, blood pressure, ECG/EKG (electrocardiogram), Echocardiogram (if indicated).
The Quinn Driscoll Foundation asks for a donation of $25 per child to off-set costs of conducting a Young Champions Heart Screen. However, they have said that no child will be turned away for a family’s ability to provide a donation in-kind.
Young Champions Heart Screening Event will be held in the Firstenburg Tower, Lobby Level, at PeaceHealth Medical Center, 400 NE Mother Joseph Place, Vancouver. To register call 360.514.1707. On-line registration can be found on the Young Champions PeaceHealth site.
*Updated February 10, 2016.
