Mandatory preseason guidelines reduce heat illness among high school football players

(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and partners have found strong evidence that rates of heat-related illnesses, such as heat cramps and heat strokes, were reduced by half in states that had mandated guidelines to reduce exertional heat illness among high school football players. This is one of the first studies examining the effectiveness of state-mandated guidelines for reducing exertional heat illness among high school football players.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news