Kai 11 Save-a-Heart Mission provides cardiac screenings for 200 students in Waukesha

WAUKESHA, Wis. (CBS 58) — About 200 students took part in the Kai 11 Save-a-Heart Mission's annual cardiac screening event Wednesday in Waukesha.

Students learned about the risks of sudden cardiac arrest and received EKG screenings aimed at detecting potentially dangerous heart conditions.

The Kai 11 Save-a-Heart Mission works to provide affordable cardiac screening options for teenagers and young adults in an effort to prevent sudden cardiac arrest deaths.

"One in 300 young adults has an undiagnosed heart condition, such as my son, who had Wolff-Parkinson-White," Kai 11 Save-a-Heart President Patty Lermer said. "We discovered at 16, after he had a sudden cardiac arrest, that he had an undiagnosed heart condition that could have been detected by an EKG."

Students and parents also received CPR and AED training from the Waukesha Fire Department.