@article{ref1,
title="Roundtable on preseason heat safety in secondary school athletics: environmental monitoring during activities in the heat",
journal="Journal of athletic training",
year="2021",
author="Vanos, Jennifer K. and Casa, Douglas J. and Adams, William M. and Hosokawa, Yuri and Cooper, Earl R. and Jay, Ollie and Grundstein, Andrew J. and Tripp, Brady L. and Stearns, Rebecca L. and Raukar, Neha P. and Otani, Hidenori and McDermott, Brendon P.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To develop best-practice recommendations using thermal indices to determine work-to-rest ratios and facilitate further implementation of environmental  monitoring for heat safety in secondary school athletics in the United States. DATA  SOURCES: A narrative review of the current literature in environmental monitoring  for heat safety during athletics was conducted by content experts. A list of  action-oriented recommendations was established from the narrative review and  further refined using the Delphi method. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Assessment of wet bulb globe  temperature at the site of activity throughout the duration of the event is  recommended to assist clinicians and administrators in making appropriate decisions  regarding the duration and frequency of activity and rest periods. Activity  modification guidelines should be predetermined and approved by stakeholders and  should outline specific actions to be followed, such as the work-to-rest ratio,  frequency and timing of hydration breaks, and adjustment of total exercise duration,  equipment, and clothing. Furthermore, integration of exertional heat illness injury  data with environmental condition characteristics is critical for the development of  evidence-based heat safety guidelines for secondary school athletics. Athletic  trainers play an essential role in conducting prospective injury data collection,  recording onsite wet bulb globe temperature levels, and implementing recommendations  to protect the health and safety of athletes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1062-6050",
doi="10.4085/1062-6050-0067.20",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0067.20"
}