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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 125
Author: Villines (R)
Amended: 4/5/10 in Assembly
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 71-0, 5/10/10 (Consent) - See last page
for vote
SUBJECT : Health facilities: youth athlete heart
screenings
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution encourages all local hospitals,
health facilities, and health care providers with the
ability to perform electrocardiogram and echocardiogram
screenings to partner with high schools in their geographic
area to provide free screenings for young athletes.
ANALYSIS : Resolution findings:
1.Los Gatos High School football player Michael Halpin
collapsed at school on December 2, 2008, and later died
of a previously undetected heart defect.
2.Over 450,000 Americans collapse and die of sudden cardiac
arrest each year, including many young athletes.
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3.Sudden cardiac arrest is an abrupt loss of the heart's
ability to pump blood. It differs from a heart attack,
which is caused by a loss of blood that causes the heart
tissue to die. In sudden cardiac arrest the body's
electrical system becomes defective and the heart is not
able to form an organized beat and plunges into rapid or
chaotic activity.
4.Sudden cardiac arrest is generally a result of a
cardiovascular disorder, the most common of which is
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, that is often triggered by
physical exertion like participation in sports.
5.The incidence of sudden cardiac arrest in people between
15 and 34, inclusive, years of age has increased by 10
percent in the last decade. While still relatively rare,
sudden cardiac arrest, if a person is susceptible to it,
more often occurs in younger, high school-aged athletes
than in older, college and professional age athletes.
6.Electrocardiograms (EKG) and echocardiograms are the best
way to detect heart abnormalities that may lead to sudden
cardiac arrest. These tests cost between $800 and
$1,500, but are often not covered by health insurance
because no symptoms are present to indicate the tests are
needed.
7.A study in Italy has shown that the use of EKG and
echocardiogram scans can reduce the incidence of sudden
cardiac arrest in young athletes.
8.Some local hospitals, health facilities, and health care
providers have started programs in conjunction with the
high schools in surrounding areas to provide free cardiac
screening to young athletes to reduce the incidence of
sudden cardiac arrest and death.
This resolution encourages all local hospitals, health
facilities, and health care providers with the ability to
perform electrocardiogram and echocardiogram screenings to
partner with high schools in their geographic area to
provide free screenings for young athletes.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
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ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Block,
Blumenfield, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero,
Charles Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto,
Davis, De Leon, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,
Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani,
Garrick, Gilmore, Hagman, Hall, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue,
Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Miller, Monning, Nestande, Niello,
Nielsen, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas,
Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Audra Strickland, Swanson,
Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran, Villines, Yamada, John
A. Perez
NO VOTE RECORDED: De La Torre, DeVore, Harkey, Mendoza,
Nava, Norby, Saldana, Solorio
CTW:nl 8/3/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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