Fatal Exertional Heat Stroke Trends in Secondary School Sports From 1982 Through 2022
Continued efforts are required to prevent catastrophic sport-related death due to EHS. Secondary school EHS deaths are overwhelmingly represented by football, most commonly in August, and in the south. This emphasizes the need for secondary schools to be equipped with basic tools and policies to saves lives.
Authors
- Robert C. Cantu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4300-4063)
- Rebecca L. Stearns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2744-3480)
- Yuri Hosokawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9138-5361)
- Kristen L. Kucera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7616-7064)
- Randi Delong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1376-7839)
- Douglas J. Casa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8858-2636)
- Erica M. Filep (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7746-8475)
- Aleksis Grace
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Waseda University (JP)
- Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports Health A Multidisciplinary Approach
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/19417381241298293
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.65
Funders
- National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine