Cardiac screening and strong emergency responses work together to reduce the risk of death from sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes.
Cardiac screening can help find hidden heart conditions early and prevent sudden cardiac arrest from happening.
Not every case can be prevented. That is why sporting clubs, schools, coaches, parents, other athletes and the wider community must be prepared to respond.
Educating and training communities to recognise sudden cardiac arrest and respond quickly can make the difference between life and death.
Register your interest to take part in future training opportunities.
Check out resources below and other pages of this website to help you understand more about heart screening and responding to sudden cardiac arrest.
Resources
The following resources and videos are available to help improve community awareness on heart screening and identifying and responding to sudden cardiac arrest in sporting scenarios.
- Poster on responding to collapse/sudden cardiac arrest: print and display these posters on community noticeboards or clubhouses
- Information sheet on sudden cardiac arrest and heart screening: managers and coaches can share this information sheet with parents and carers on their teams. This can also be printed and displayed on community noticeboards, waiting rooms or clubhouses
- Information sheet on responding to sudden cardiac arrest: managers and coaches can share this information sheet with parents and carers and players as part of induction information
- Sporting clubs and School teams’ toolkit: share this toolkit with coaches, team managers and parents for information on heart screening registration process
- Social media tiles on responding to sudden cardiac arrest: these can be shared on sporting club social media pages
- Social media tiles on SCA and heart screening: these can be shared on sporting club social media pages.
Download Free Resources Here
Educational Video Library - click on any video below to watch
How to SAVE a LIFE – 100 seconds Video – Recognize SCA in Athletes – Prof J Drezner, UW Medicine Center for Sports Cardiology
Josh-4-Hearts 2mins animated Video on Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)
Josh-4-Hearts – Walkthrough Video on heart screening process
Evidence behind Heart Screening and Serial Screening model – A/Prof Hari Raju – Lead Cardiologist, Josh-4-Hearts Foundation
Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes – Prof Jonathan Drezner
Recognition and management of SCA – Prof Jonathan Drezner
Shareable Resources - ready for download and social media use
- Tile 1 of 3 series - About Josh4Hearts Foundation
- Tile 2 of 3 series - In Honour of Joshua Oguns
- Tile 3 of 3 series - What You Can Do to Help
- Social media tile - Did you know SCA is a leading cause of death?
- Social Media tile - for Clubs and Schools
- Social Media tile - When a player collapses, are you ready to respond?
- Social Media tile - Did you know?
- Social Media tile - What happens at a heart screening?
- Social Media tile - Online questionnaire
- Social Media tile - Basic physical check up
- Social Media tile - Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Social Media tile - What happens after the screening?
- Social Media tile - What can you do?
What you can do
Donate (Tax-deductible) to support the work of the Foundation.
Your support helps us screen young athletes, educate communities, and build the infrastructure needed to prevent sudden cardiac arrests across Australia.
Register your interest for your community or school team’s heart screening
Check out education resources available now
Register your interest for training (aimed at coaches, managers, athletes and parents)
Volunteer with us by registering your interest (we’re looking for admin assistance, ECG technicians, nurses, paramedics, medical students, doctors, community & corporate engagement volunteers, fund raisers and others who are willing to support our work)
