District 70 Little League is proud to partner with the Eric Paredes Save a Life Foundation.  Eric Paredes was a healthy Steele Canyon High School sophomore athlete who died suddenly and unexpectedly from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in 2009. His parents, Hector and Rhina Paredes, established EP Save A Life Foundation to honor Eric through their commitment to prevent this tragedy from reoccurring. Eric’s foundation provides free screenings to youth to identify cardiac anomalies that may lead to SCA, with the ultimate goal of standardizing cardiac screenings among our youth. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Starting this season, all District 70 Tournament of Champion and All Star games locations will be equipped with an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) and District staff, managers and coaches have all been trained in CPR and AED use.

Sudden Cardiac arrest is a significant risk factor for young adults and fatal heart abnormalities often go undetected. Seemingly healthy youth often show no symptoms and heart screenings are not part of standard well child exams. The EP Save a Life Foundation is committed to reducing the risk of sudden cardiac arrest through their free heart screening program, through which they have screened over 34,000 teens. The screenings include a health history review, EKG consultation with a cardiologist, and if indicated, a limited echocardiogram.

District 70 strongly encourage all of our players to be screened for heart abnormalities. For information on future screenings in our area, or to donate and help the EP Save a Life Foundation continue to do this all important life saving work in the community, visit: https://epsavealife.org/

Please see the video below for an overview of our Emergency response plan