ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Dozens of kids and teens got an early heart check at Galen Nursing College Saturday morning as part of a Florida nonprofit’s goal to help prevent the number one cause of death on school campuses.
“Sudden cardiac arrest is a silent killer,” said Krysti Jonas, heart screening director for the non-profit Who We Play For. “A lot of people have no symptoms. Eighty percent of the time, the first symptom is sudden cardiac arrest.”
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More than 100 kids were signed up for a screening at Galen Nursing College, which provided the care on National Youth Heart Screening Day.
According to the non-profit, about 1 in 300 kids have a detectable heart condition, which makes sudden cardiac arrest mostly preventable if the cause is caught ahead of time…