News 12 at 6 o'clock, June 10, 2010

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- One day after James Brantley Goins' death in an Augusta YMCA, Y President Danny McConnell had a message.

"Wish we could have done more," he said.

Six minutes after getting on a treadmill, McConnell says Goins collapsed. He was given immediate medical attention by trained staff and two emergency medical technicians working out at the gym.

But no matter McConnell's wish, Dr. Steven Greer says there are few warning signs.

"The most common first symptom for a heart problem is sudden cardiac death," he said.

We don't know if Brant had a heart problem. Autopsy results have yet to be released.

Greer's office handles physicals for many Richmond County Schools, and he says not getting one every year could lead to problems for teens.

"The risk is still there," adds Greer. "What decreases is the likelihood that we'll find it to do something about it."

Greer says nationwide, just 350 teenage athletes are at risk for sudden death. He says what's needed is a defibrillator, not more screening.

"Anybody can take one of those things off a wall, put it on a patient and save a life, which is more effective and cost effective. You can save more lives doing that than to do EKG screenings."

As long as they're accessible. Local YMCA locations have at least one in the building. Georgia high schools are required by law to have them.

"If the defibrillator's locked in the nurse's office and the kids are out at football practice after the nurse is gone for the day, it's not going to be helpful to them," says Greer. "They need to have it where it can be accessed quickly and you need to have enough people who are trained how to use them."