The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for west central Florida, warning of heat index values up to 110 degrees.

When the weather gets hot, it’s fun to be outside, but it’s also important to stay safe. Too much heat can make you very sick ...

Exertional heat illness can affect athletes during high-intensity or long-duration exercise and result in withdrawal ... but be alert for prodromes of heat-related illness in prolonged events: 75. ...

One of the biggest risk factors for developing dangerous exertional heat illnesses is your physical fitness level. That’s because how fit you are affects your heart rate and breathing, ...

Studies have found that the greatest risk of heat illness occurs in the first two weeks of team practices, while players’ bodies are still getting used to the physical exertion and the heat.

Leaders must identify and assess the hazards, know the WBGT, and the risk factors for exertional heat illness, i.e., the environment, training activity, and individual risk characteristics; and ...

Exertional heat stroke (EHS): A severe form of EHI characterised by a core body temperature typically above 40°C, central nervous system dysfunction and multisystem organ failure.

Heat Stroke is a common problem that can fit into both Exertional and Non-exertional Heat Illness and is defined as an increase in core body temperature (usually at or higher than 105 ° F) that ...

Etiology. Exertional heatstroke (EHS) is defined by hyperthermia (core body temperature >40°C) associated with central nervous system disturbances and multiple organ system failure. When the ...

Exertional heat illness (EHI) spans a spectrum of conditions that arise when the body’s heat production during strenuous physical activity exceeds its capacity to dissipate heat. This disruption ...

High school sports teams start practices soon in what has been an extremely hot summer in much of the country.