In the past two decades, record-breaking heatwaves have caused an increasing number of
heat-related deaths, including heatstroke, globally. Heatstroke is a heat illness characterized …

New Findings What is the topic of this review? Exertional heat stroke epidemiology in sport
and military settings, along with common risk factors and strategies and policies designed to …

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

Background Physiological heat adaptations can be induced following various protocols that
use either artificially controlled (ie acclimation) or naturally occurring (ie acclimatisation) …

Background Athletes and military personnel are often expected to compete and work in hot
and/or humid environments, where decrements in performance and an increased risk of …

Children cope with high temperatures differently than adults do, largely because of slight
alterations in their body proportions and heat loss mechanisms compared to fully mature …

Abstract The World Meteorological Organization considers a heatwave as “a period of
statistically unusual hot weather persisting for a number of days and nights”. Accompanying …

Exertional heat illness and stroke are serious concerns across youth and college sports
programs. While some teams and governing bodies have adopted the wet bulb globe …

There is growing concern over the increased risk of heat stress induced by the changing
climate, with increased global temperatures expected to exacerbate conditions. Heat stress …

The detrimental impact of extreme heat exposure on the health and well-being of children is
widely acknowledged. The direct and indirect effects of climate change have led to an …