Heat Illness RISK 1

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by Joseph M Gonzalez1 view·Updated Jun 11, 2021
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  1. Yeah. Yeah.
  2. Let's talk about risk factors.
  3. Environmental risk factors include temperature, humidity, wind and radiation, all
  4. of which have an effect on heat stress and together
  5. make up the wet bulb globe temperature.
  6. This is different from what we know as a typical
  7. temperature reading and also different from their reading from a
  8. sling sai chronometer which factors in humidity.
  9. The wet bulb globe temperature also takes into account wind
  10. speed and radiation from the sun.
  11. And we follow the parameter set by the N.
  12. C. A.
  13. A. And the National Athletic trainers Association that tell us
  14. how and when to make adjustments to practices and competitions
  15. depending on the environmental heat.
  16. We also need to consider the cumulative effect of heat
  17. When athletes exercise on a day with a high wet
  18. bulb globe temperature exercise on the following day presents a
  19. risky situation.
  20. Even if the following day has a lower wet bulb
  21. globe temperature.
  22. We need to consider how our athletes are staying cool
  23. when they're not exercising.
  24. Is there a dorm or their home air conditioned?
  25. Are they sleeping in a cool room with no respite
  26. from heat Outside of exercise times.
  27. There can be a detrimental, cumulative effect of heat stress,
  28. and we need to be aware of any athletic equipment
  29. or excess clothing that's being worn.