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WakeMed offered free EKG screenings on Thursday for young athletes in response to the recent case of LeBron James' son, Bronny, who suffered sudden cardiac arrest during practice.

Student-athletes twice as likely to suffer cardiac arrest, WakeMed offers free EKG screenings

Wake Med offers free EKG screenings to young athletes  

WakeMed offered free EKG screenings Thursday for young athletes. 

A MEDICAL ISSUE. >> CHELSEA DONOVAN, WRAL, NEWS, A STUDENT ATHLETE IS TWICE AS LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM CARDIAC ARREST AS A NON ATHLETE. THAT'S ACCORDING TO LOCAL DOCTORS. AND IT'S WHY WAKE MED IS GIVING FREE EKG SCREENINGS FOR YOUNG ATHLETES IN HOPES OF CATCHING POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. THIS COMES LESS THAN ONE MONTH AFTER LEBRON JAMES SON BRONNY SUFFERED CARDIAC ARREST DURING PRACTICE WRAL'S. BRETT KNESE IS LIVE AT WAKE MED TONIGHT. BRETT, MORE THAN 100 FAMILIES ARE TAKING PART IN THIS. >> YEAH, ASHLEIGH, 125 SPOTS THAT THE AMOUNT OF SPOTS THAT THEY INITIALLY HAD FOR THIS ALL OF THEM BOOKED OUT TONIGHT. AND THAT JUST SHOWS. BUT THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE FROM PARENTS, IT SHOWS THAT HOW SERIOUS THEY ARE TAKING IT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR YOUNG ATHLETES STAY SAFE. IT'S QUICK AND PAINLESS. ALL RIGHT. WORLD AND AMY LUCAS IN PARKER'S EKG SCREENINGS AT WAKE MED, EACH TOOK LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. WHAT OTHER CHANCE THAT ARE HEALTHY IN BOYS GOING TO GET TO HAVE A SNEAK PEEK, EKG TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING UNDERLYING THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE KAREN'S VOICE, WOMEN PLAY OTHER SPORTS. >> SHE KNOWS IS UNLIKELY THEY WOULD SUFFER A CARDIAC ARREST. WELL IN THE POOL OR ON THE FIELD. >> BUT THAT CHANCE ISN'T 0. IN SPORTS, WE PUSHING REALLY HARD. AND IN THE HE IN 30 HYDRATED AND EVERYTHING >> IT'S JUST SCARY TO THINK THAT IF THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND THERE WHEN IT HAPPENS, THAT'S WHY SHE SIGNED UP FOR TODAY'S FREE SCREENING SO THAT DOCTORS CAN CHECK FOR POTENTIAL UNDERLYING TAKE A DOCTORS. DO NOTICE SOMETHING ON SCAMS LIKE THESE. THEY CAN GUIDE THE ATHLETES TO FURTHER TESTING AND TREATMENT. HOWEVER, NOT EVERY CARDIAC ARREST HAS AN UNDERLYING CONDITION. ALEX PEREZ SUFFERED ONE 15 YEARS AGO AT CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL PLAYING LACROSSE. I THINK IF I TOOK AN EKG BEFORE IT TOOK ON AFTER, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING MIGHT NOT SHOW UP. AND I WAS KIND OF A FREAK ACCIDENT. BURST REMAINS GRATEFUL. THEY WERE PARENTS AND STAFF. >> WHO KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO THAT DAY AND SAVED HIS LIFE IS HOPEFUL TODAY SCREENINGS PREVENTS HER AND OTHER PARENTS FROM GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING FROM WHEN THEIR BABY. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE CHECKING ULTRASOUNDS IN. >> MEASURING ORGANS AND YOU WORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING. THE WORD NEVER STOPS FOR A MOMENT. MAYBE THAT WORRY DOES FADE TO THE BACKGROUND. AFTER TODAY'S CLEAR RESULTS, IT'S OFF TO THE SKATE PARK FOR LUCAS IN PARKER. >> SO WAKE MED SAYS THAT TODAY'S RESPONSE WAS SO INCREDIBLE THAT THEY PLAN TO HOLD EVEN MORE EVENTS JUST LIKE THIS AS SOON AS THEY CAN. ACTUALLY, I YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME THAT SO MANY PARENTS WANTED TO SEND

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Student-athletes twice as likely to suffer cardiac arrest, WakeMed offers free EKG screenings

Wake Med offeres free EKG screening to young athletes

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