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SC State player meets first responders who saved his life after on-court collapse vs. NC State
By Tim Pulliam Monday, December 04, 2017 05:29PM RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) -- South Carolina State basketball player Tyvoris Solomon is doing well at UNC Rex Hospital and is expected to go home to South Carolina in a few days. During the weekend, he reunited with...
The Most Important ASK You’ll Make – Parent Heart Watch
1 in 300 youth has an undetected heart condition that puts them at risk for sudden cardiac arrest – the #1 killer of student athletes and part of the #2 medical cause of death under 25. Many heart conditions go unrecognized either because there are no symptoms, or...
The Cardiac Chain Of Survival – Parent Heart Watch
Greetings Youth Caregiver. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to be prepared in the event of a cardiac emergency. Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the #1 killer of student athletes and the leading cause of death on school campuses. 1 in 300 youth has an...
OCTOBER IS SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST AWARENESS MONTH!!
Each year, thousands of children, teens and young adults suffer Sudden Cardiac Arrest from undetected heart conditions. Often, the outcome is death. Many of these deaths can be prevented through education, awareness and: Primary Prevention Cardiac screenings with an...
More Millennials Are Having Strokes
Not all of Mitchell Elkind’s stroke patients are on social security. In recent years he has treated devastating attacks in people as young as 18. And he is not alone. A growing body of research indicates strokes among U.S. millennials—ages 18 to 34—have soared in...