… Context: Recommendations for heat illness prevention provided … heat illness (EHI) among
collegiate football athletes and to monitor environmental conditions during American football …

… WBGT levels at the start of the football season place greater demands on the physiologic
systems of the athlete's body, causing a higher EHI incidence than at other times in the season. …

… in playing football is the timing of the start of the season. The incidence of exertional heat
illness (… of heat illness, and its preventable nature, there continues to be an alarming trend of …

… a greater risk of heat illnesses. The overall rate of EHIs was lower for the high school football
athletes observed in the study compared with that reported for collegiate football athletes in …

… heat are of major concern. To determine when condi¬ tions exist on the field which contribute
to heat exhaustion and heat … State University football team were correlated with weight loss …

… of excessive heat is limited. In … heat illness (EHI) among US high school athletes participating
in preseason sports activities, including preseason practice sessions for American football. …

… heat illness (ie, heat cramps and heat exhaustion) may contribute to the prevention of exertional
heat … Heat tolerance testing during the off season (six months prior to the event outlined …

… warning sign of impending illness prior to collapse (14). In American football, EHS usually
occurs … Three factors may influence the early season EHS risk in American football players: (a) …

… -related deaths in US children and adolescents occur during participation in football, wrestling,
… of the Fall sports season, when athletes are not yet acclimated to physical exertion in the …

… In the current study, the risk of EHI was greatest in the first 19 practices of the season and
during practices with WBGT >82F. As modifiable risk factors for EHI, increased vigilance and …