Background and objectives: Exertional heat stroke (EHS) continues to be a prevalent health
issue affecting all athletes, including our pediatric populations. The purpose of this study …

Objective To provide best-practice recommendations for developing and implementing heat-
acclimatization strategies in secondary school athletics. Data Sources An extensive …

Context The National Collegiate Athletic Association and Department of Defense (NCAA-
DoD) Mind Matters Challenge created “useful and feasible” consensus recommendations to …

Middle school (MS) is an intermediary level of education between elementary and
secondary school that typically includes students aged 10–15 years. There is limited …

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 …

Exertional heat illness (EHI) is a dangerous, but preventable and treatable condition that
affects approximately 9,000 athletes each year in the United States. Unfortunately, less than …

Background and objectives: Environmental monitoring allows for an analysis of the ambient
conditions affecting a physically active person's ability to thermoregulate and can be used to …

Context Exertional heat stroke (EHS) deaths can be prevented by adhering to best practices.
Objective To investigate high schools' adoption of policies and procedures for recognizing …

Updated recommendations on preseason heat safety in high school (HS) athletics (“2021
Consensus Statements”) were published in April 2021. This cross-sectional survey study …

Context Emergency action plans (EAPs) are a critical component in the management of
catastrophic sport-related injury. Some state high school athletics associations and state …