How to prepare for a Safeheart screening
and what to expect once you are there
Preparation
There is very little preparation
required for a SafeHeart Health Screens
event. We instruct our participants: to
refrain from eating or drinking (except for
water) for at least two hours before the
screening event; to wear two-piece clothing
(no dresses) to allow for access to the
abdominal area; to wear open-neck
shirts/blouses for easy access to both sides
of the neck; to wear shirts/blouses with no
sleeves, or sleeves that can be rolled up
easily; and to refrain from wearing hose or
tights as everything on the feet must be
removed.
Screening Procedure
When you arrive at the screening event you
will be greeted by SafeHeart Health Screens’
Administrative Assistant, who will provide
you with the appropriate Registration Forms
and collect payment, if necessary. This part
of the process should take no longer than 10
minutes. You will then be escorted back to
the screening area, which will either be in
a private room or behind SafeHeart Health
Screens’ substantial privacy screens. You
will be asked to remove your footwear, and
then you will lie on a comfortable
examination table, where our ultrasound
technologist and medical technician will
explain to you what they are doing as they
work together to perform all five screens in
under ten minutes. In the event that our
screening team detects a condition that is
considered critical based on the internal
protocols established by our Medical
Director, you will be immediately notified
and provided with necessary records with
which to seek immediate medical attention.
Otherwise, you will receive your Results
Report from SafeHeart Health Screens within
fourteen days of the screening event.
