Top 5 risk factors for sudden heart failure in student athletes:
1. Family history of sudden death.
2. Fainting or family history of fainting.
3. Family history of arrhythmias or heart muscle disease.
4. Participation in sports (particularly sports that require a burst of
activity like basketball, hockey and football).
5. Athlete has gone through puberty (an athlete’s body is stronger at this point and has power during the burst of activity).
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If defibrillation is administered within one minute of collapse, the survival rate for sudden heart failure goes up 90 percent. “Timing is key to survival. Waiting even 10 minutes to defibrillate drops the chances of survival to 10 percent,” says John Lynn Jefferies, MD.*
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21 comments :
Great reminder and tip. My kids are very into sports and are in jr high so this is important to me. Thanks for the info!!
Yea, my family has a history of many of those things. Playing sports was my thing so My doc always encouraged me to let my coaches know.
A great avenue to ask questions and get answers with.
Wow! So many things to consider with kids
Crazy how exercise can be so harmful if we are not watchfu
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A scary thought, but very important post!
It's so sad to hear of a young male losing his life while playing a sport. Lots of parents are simply ruling out football. I don't blame them. Great tips to remember here.
Sports are important but not worth risking the life of your child. I was not aware of a couple of the points made in your post. Thanks!
what a great reminder. this should be read by parents who have kids who joined sports and those parents who wish to let their kids join sports..it is better to know earlier..
Wow! Thanks for sharing this. Great tips and reminders. Scary thinking about student athletes being so young and having this happen, but they are still at risk too and it shouldn't be taken lightly!
Helpful information for all parents that have athlete students...
Thanks for posting this. I have two sons that play sports and even though I've been given information by the athletic departments a their schools in the past it can never hurt to get a refresher and ask questions.
I passed this information onto some friends who were really interested in learning more.
Thanks for the valuable information. I will pass it along to my friends, too
I think this is crucial information that should be shared. It seems I hear about more sudden deaths in teen athletes every year. It is very scary. Thanks for posting I am sharing this.
Wow, thanks for the awesome information. There is some scary stuff up there.
This is such a scary thing, having a 16 year old who already has heart issues, this is something I worry about all the time. Thank you for teaching people about this.
I did forward this to my friends and they're so happy to have this kind of information. Thank's!
I have heard a lot of instances about sudden death of athletes. We would think that they are so healthy because of being active. I have a niece that plays basketball and I will have to forward this information to my sister in law. Thanks for sharing..
Liza Barnett
we can't decide on where will be our last days on earth. if it is our time to go no matter how young or old we are we have to go. however, learning about prevention of the illnesses isn't bad to do at all...so sorry of what happened
This topic continues to get coverage in the news. As we push our kids to perform, this issue is only going to show up even more. Thanks for sharing this free event.
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