This document presents the recommendations developed by the IOC Medical and Scientific
Commission and several international federations (IF) on the protection of athletes …

Objective First, we will update recommendations for the prehospital management and care
of patients with exertional heat stroke (EHS) in the secondary school setting. Second, we …

Elite athletes will compete in extreme heat more frequently as global land and sea
temperatures increase, alongside more intense, frequent and longer duration heatwaves …

Exercising in an unusually hot environment may aggravate exertional heat illness. Turf
material significantly affects the microenvironment and heat-stress sensation of sports-field …

Extreme heat is a recognized threat to human health. This study examines projected future
trends of multiple measures of extreme heat across Texas throughout the next century, and …

Objective To develop best-practice recommendations using thermal indices to determine
work-to-rest ratios and facilitate further implementation of environmental monitoring for heat …

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

Background Sport organizations must comprehensively assess the degree to which their
athletes are susceptible to exertional heat illnesses (ie vulnerable) to appropriately plan and …

The purpose was to describe wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) throughout a high school
fall athletic season (August to November) after a state-wide mandate requiring schools to …

The wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) is widely used in athletics for assessing heat stress.
Sports governing bodies provide a wide variety of recommendations on how often to take …