Context Interscholastic heat policies for football have not been evidence based. Therefore,
their effectiveness in mitigating exertional heat illness has not been assessed. Objective To …

Background: Guidelines for preventing exertional heat illnesses (EHIs) during extreme heat
stress should be specific to regional environments, age, and sport and should be based on …

Purpose Approximately 6500 high school football athletes are treated annually for exertional
heat illness (EHI). In 2009, the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)-led Inter …

Background: The risk of heat-related illness and death may continue to increase in many
locations as a consequence of climate change, but information on the effectiveness of …

Context: Knowledge about the specific environmental and practice risks to participants in
American intercollegiate football during preseason practices is limited. Identifying risks may …

Objective: To survey high school American football programs regarding current prevention
measures for reducing heat injuries during the football season. Design: Web-based survey …

Context: Recommendations for heat illness prevention provided by sports medicine
associations do not always account for sex differences, specific age populations, regional …

Context In 2009, the National Athletic Trainers' Association Inter-Association Task Force
(NATA-IATF) released preseason heat-acclimatization guidelines for gradually acclimatizing …

Context: Recent data on exertional heat illness (EHI) in high school sports are limited yet
warranted to identify specific settings with the highest risk of EHI. Objective: To describe the …

Context Many organizations associated with sports medicine recommend using wet-bulb
globe temperature (WBGT)-based activity-modification guidelines that are uniform across …