Screen Your Teen

Screen Your Teen

Free heart screening for ages 12 to 25 to identify risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest. Download screening packet at screenyourteens.org.

By Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation

Date and time

Sunday, June 23 · 9:30am - 2:30pm PDT

Location

Miramar College Hourglass Gymnasium

10440 Black Mountain Rd. San Diego, CA 92126

About this event

  • 5 hours

Registration secures your spot but day-of walkins are also welcome after 10 am. Walk-ins under age 18 MUST bring a screening packet with parent signature and contact info. See SCREENING PACKET below to download.

Event includes a cardiac risk assessment, ECG, consultation with a physician and if indicated, a limited echocardiogram. Typically takes less than an hour. You will register for an appointment window.

It costs our foundation $25 to screen a teen once you register, and you are holding a spot from others, so we urge you to keep your appointment or cancel in advance vs. no-showing.

SCREENING PACKET - A MUST! Go to screenyourteens.org to download, fully complete, and bring the screening packet to your screening appointment. EACH YOUTH NEEDS THEIR OWN PACKET.

COVID Procotol

  • Participants may be asked to wear masks at this event
  • Above subject to change as we follow evolving best practices for health & safety

Who Can Participate:

  • Youth ages 12 to 25 on the day of screening only. Sorry, no exceptions.
  • Parents of youth under 18 need not attend if youth brings a signed/completed screening packet with contact information included.

Who Cannot Participate:

  • Participants with pre-existing heart problems and/or being treated by a cardiologist are not eligible to participate.
  • This screening is not intended to provide a clinical diagnosis or a second opinion.

What to Expect:

  • Participants wear a T-shirt and sweat pants or sports shorts. Girls wear a sports bra.
  • Female technicians screen girls in separate area from boys.
  • Private screening area available upon request when you arrive.

Screening Results:

  • You are notified of the results at the screening.
  • If results are abnormal, take your screening results to your doctor for follow-up.
  • Our cardiologist can consult with your doctor upon request.

Other Notes:

  • The screening is free to you, but costs our organization $25 per screening. If you would like to donate to support our mission, visit https://epsavealife.org/donate/ or text ERICSLEGACY to 44-321.
  • By registering you are agreeing to adhere to current health and safety guidelines as determined by EP Save A Life.
  • By registering you are opting in to receive notices from EP Save A Life.
  • Note on the registration form information about household income and medical providers is solely used to satisfy grant maker funding requests that require an overview of who we serve. Personal information is not shared.

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Organized by

Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation

The vision of the Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation is that sudden cardiac arrest will be exposed as a grave and overlooked health risk affecting young people, which will lead to mandatory cardiac screenings and the required placement of AEDs and cardiac emergency response planning and training in schools and youth-centered programs.

Through awareness, education and action, our mission is to influence families, youth, educators, sports programs, elected officials and the medical community to recognize the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest in youth, to support the standardization of of prevention protocol at home, in school, on the field and at the doctor’s office, and to empower youth to become the next generation of life savers.

Our free heart screenings for ages 12 to 25 have identified 500+ with cardiac abnormalities — 236 significant enough to cause sudden cardiac arrest.

To learn more about Eric Parades Save a Life Foundation, please visit https://epsavealife.org.

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