Posted on Dec 12, 2023
US Military to Screen All New Recruits for Heart Conditions Under Must-Pass Annual Defense Bill |...
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The current version of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, expected to pass Congress this month, requires the Defense Department to launch a pilot program by next October to give electrocardiograms, also known as ECGs or EKGs, to anyone who undergoes a military accession screening.
The provision follows a move in 2022 that extended an EKG screening program at the U.S. Naval Academy to the Air Force Academy and West Point. The Naval Academy began conducting the screenings shortly after losing two students to cardiac arrest during a three-week span in February 2020.
The provision follows a move in 2022 that extended an EKG screening program at the U.S. Naval Academy to the Air Force Academy and West Point. The Naval Academy began conducting the screenings shortly after losing two students to cardiac arrest during a three-week span in February 2020.
US Military to Screen All New Recruits for Heart Conditions Under Must-Pass Annual Defense Bill |...
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Basic Military TrainingAmerican Heart Association | American Stroke Association
Basic Military TrainingAmerican Heart Association | American Stroke Association
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