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Florida is first state to mandate heart checks for prep athletes

The “Second Chance Act” mandates that all high school athletes undergo at least one electrocardiogram before they can compete on school teams.
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Hezekiah Walters collapsed and died from complications that included cardiac conditions that had gone undetected while participating in football conditioning drills at Middleton High School in 2019.
Hezekiah Walters collapsed and died from complications that included cardiac conditions that had gone undetected while participating in football conditioning drills at Middleton High School in 2019. [  | Courtesy of Men of Vision, 2019 ]
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  • Bob Putnam, Beacon Media
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