Cardiac Screening before Participation in Sports
- 21 November 2013
- journal article
- n clinical-decisions
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 369 (21), 2049-2053
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmclde1311642
Abstract
The director of a high school athletic program is considering implementation of a requirement that all student athletes undergo cardiac screening by a physician before participating in any school-sponsored athletic team. Several teachers at the high school have been advocating for a mandatory screening program after seeing a television news report that featured a student from a nearby high school who died from a sudden cardiac arrest while playing basketball. However, coaches have expressed concern to the athletic director that instituting such a requirement would discourage students from playing organized sports and could be a financial burden for some families.Keywords
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