Heat injury prevention practices in high school football

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 488-493

  Luke, Anthony C ^a,d   Bergeron, Michael F ^b   Roberts, William O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Heatstroke; Player safety; Preseason; Risk management; Sports injury prevention; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONSENSUS; DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; FOOTBALL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEAT INJURY; HEAT STROKE; HELMET; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; FOOTBALL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36048963242     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31815889f2     Document Type: Article

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