Heat Illness Prevention & Treatment

Описание: Heat-related illness during practice/games is a leading cause of death among US high school athletes. However, death from heat illnesses can be preventable if the proper precautions and treatments are put into place.

In this video we will talk about how to identify and treat each type of heat-related illness, as well as what you can do to reduce the risk of it in the future.


Useful links:
• https://www.nata.org/practice-patient... (NATA info)
• https://ksi.uconn.edu/emergency-condi... (Heat Cramps)
• https://ksi.uconn.edu/emergency-condi... (Heat Exhaustion)
• https://ksi.uconn.edu/emergency-condi... (Heat Syncope)
• https://ksi.uconn.edu/wp-content/uplo... (Sweat rate calculator)
• http://www.hydrationcheck.com/ucc.php (Urine color chart)