National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Lightning Safety for Athletics and Recreation

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 471-477

  Walsh, Katie M ^a   Bennett, Brian ^b   Cooper, Mary Ann ^c   Holle, Ronald L ^d   Kithil, Richard ^e   López, Raul E ^d  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^e National Lightning Safety Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletics; Emergency action plan; Environmental hazards; Lightning; Lightning casualties; Lightning safety policy; Policies and procedures; Recreation; Severe storm hazards; Thunderstorms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000674914     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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