… Stressful environmental conditions can present numerous problems for the athletic … Exertional
heat illness (EHI) is often associated with physical activity in a hot and humid environment; …

… stress is one of the issues related to climate and environmental conditions that can play a …
addressed heat illnesses or climate and environmental factors correspond to heat illnesses. …

… The prevention of heat illness is based on recognizing and modifying risk factors, which
include environmental conditions, clothing, hydration, and acclimatization. Once heat illness is …

… Search terms included all permutations of sex and heat illness (including heatstroke and
exertional heat illness) with no language restrictions. We included adult or adolescent human …

… Increased heat production causing heat illness most often accompanies exercise in a hot
humid environment. When heat and humidity are extreme, exertion is not necessary to produce …

… This account of mortality from acute heat illness in the United States and a preliminary attempt
to identify other disease groups for which mortality increases when the disease process is …

… Military recruits and athletes undergoing rigorous conditioning and training under hot
environmental conditions are particularly susceptible to heatstroke. During 1941-1944, there were …

… ignored during times of competition, which can often result in exertional heat illness (EHI). …
previously identified heat illnesses. Terms such as heat exhaustion and heat cramps have …

… Mild heat exhaustion and heat stroke are at opposite ends of the heat illness disease
spectrum. … All victims of even minor heat illness should be assessed for the possibility of—and …

… There are several variables that affect exhaustion in athletes including duration and intensity
of exercise, environmental conditions, acclimatization to exercise-heat stress, innate work …