… Although most (30 of 38) of the heat illness deaths in our study occurred among high
school football players, the risk of a heat fatality was 3.8 times greater in college participants …

… Adequate fluid replenishment is even more challenging in high school and college football
where supplies and staffing are more limited, and education on appropriate hydration …

… football during preseason practices is limited. Identifying risks may mitigate occurrences of
exertional heat illness (… American College of Sports Medicine position stand: exertional heat …

… We observed a lower overall incidence of EHIs (1.92/1000 AEs) compared with that reported
in college football players in the same region of the country (4.19/1000 AEs), including a …

… Exertional heat illness injury rates were calculated overall, by … , and postseason), by sport
(football, all other sports), and by … (1) football preseason practices versus all other football time …

… Football practice in high schools and colleges begins in late summer when the effects of heat
… exist on the field which contribute to heat exhaustion and heat stroke, the dry-bulb and wet…

… To guard against EHI during athletic events, the American College of Sports Medicine (… 3
position statements addressing the prevention of heat illnesses as it applies to distance running…

… list of heat illnesses with a focus on sideline treatments and prevention of heat illness for the
… College football players undergoing 2-a-day practices have been shown to have significant …

… College of Sports Medicine have published position statements recommending environmental
heat … In college football players, Cooper et al 7 reported that the rate of EHI was higher …

… heat illness as the third most common cause of sports-related fatalities in US high school and
college football … College football players were 3.8-times more likely to perish from EHRI as …