At $44,000 per life saved, American Heart questions the viability of EKG testing. With a morbidity rate of 0.5 percent, this comes out to $2,200 for testing. We believe that we can perform tests on students at $15/athlete which comes in at about $3000 per life saved. Read more about the debate in Washington state. http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/spotlight/x1104625065/In-the-Spotlight-Consensus-still-needs-to-emerge-for-athletes-heart-screenings |
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