| As a parent, you protect your children from many types of diseases through vaccination, including the flu shot. You take care of your child with numerous visits to your family doctor for check-ups, immunizations and sports physicals. But, is your child's heart healthy enough to participate in athletics? Is your child protected from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)? The leading killer of young athletes in our country is a heart condition, called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, HCM or enlarged heart. We lose one high school athlete every three days. Half of the young athletes die from an undetected heart condition. The best way to detect HCM as well as other heart conditions is through a heart screening using Echocardiograms (ultrasounds) and EKG (electrical tests) of the heart. Conducting ON-SITE cardiovascular screenings for young students, using ultrasound imaging under the supervision of cardiologists provides an excellent opportunity to detect life-threatening heart abnormalities. A student's family history of heart conditions is also taken into consideration as part of the screening process. ______________________________________________________ If your child is attending the next Nick of Time Foundation Cardiac Screening event: Please print & complete the attached forms. Health History (pages 1 & 2) - must be completed by both the child and parent/ guardian as carefully and accurately as possible. Parental/ Guardian Permission (page 3) - must be completed and signed by the child's parent or legal guardian. Health History & Permission Forms To schedule a screening time and confirm your registration please email sue@nickoftimefoundation.org _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Past Nick of Time Foundation Cardiac Screening Events: Jan. 17, 2008- Bishop Blanchet High School 273 youth screenings completed Our screening found over 25 youth with unknown heart problems, 7 that could be considered life threatening, 1 that required open heart surgery 3 days later. Jan. 31, 2009- Montesano Jr- Sr. High School 114 youth screenings completed Tests found 16 borderline readings with possible abnormalities, and recommended cardiac follow up. 6 others with potentially life threatening conditions, 3 more that required immediate cardiac follow up. WE ARE SAVING LIVES! ___________________________________ If your school or community is interested in having the Nick of Time Foundation facilitate a Youth Cardiac Screening in your area, please contact Special Programs Administrator Megan Varrenti at; Megan@nickoftimefoundation.org We offer our services free of charge to educate and promote heart health and heart safety in your area. Give us a call or email! It’s Time to Make a Difference! ________________________________________________ Nick of Time Foundation Cardiac Screening Events are run solely with community "VOLUNTEER POWER" and we continue to need your help to make this a wonderful experience for everyone. |
| Nick Of Time Foundation is a 501 © (3) non-profit organization established in memory of Nicholas Dwain Varrenti. |
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