Free youth heart screenings offered at Quinnipiac
Quinnipiac’s Recreation and Wellness Center on the Mount Carmel Campus welcomed area families, young adults and Bobcat students to stop in for a quick, painless and free cardiac screening.
School of Nursing Director of Community Engagement and Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing Pina Violano said this large-scale health and wellness event will engage nursing students with the greater community while providing an electrocardiogram (EKG) that could save a life. According to In a Heartbeat, an EKG can detect approximately 60% of heart condition abnormalities associated with sudden cardiac death that cannot be detected by a stethoscope.
“This is preventative medicine,” said Violano. “We’re looking at finding any young person that may have any kind of hidden ailment with their hearts. It’s a screening that could prevent them from dying on a basketball court or playing field.”
