TY - JOUR
AU - Kiningham, Robert B.
AB - SCANNING SPORTS MEDICINE Robert B. Kiningham, MD, MA, FACSM Timing and Predictors of Mild and Severe Heat Illness 24.99. The youngest age group (G20 years) had a significant Among New Military Enlistees 25% increased incidence of MHI compared with subjects One of the goals of the preparticipation medical review is older than 25 years. Tobacco use increased the risk of MHI, to identify athletes at risk for heat illness. This large retro- but not SHI. spective cohort study, published in the August 2018 issue of Interestingly, performance on the physical fitness test Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (MSSE), used (timed sit-ups, push-ups, and a 2-mile run) was not related to data from the Stanford Military Data Repository to identify the incidence of heat illness. However, subjects who did not risk factors associated with the development of mild and severe undergo physical fitness testing had two times the risk of heat illness (1). The records of military recruits entering train- developing SHI compared with subjects who did. The authors ing from 2011 to 2014 were examined for incidences of mild comment that the most common reason for not participating and severe heat illness. Heat illness that resulted in 
TI - Latest Clinical Research Published by ACSM
JF - Current Sports Medicine Reports
DO - 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000508
DA - 2018-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/latest-clinical-research-published-by-acsm-zHtqB4NPsZ
SP - 249
EP - 250
VL - 17
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -