Regional differences in exertional heat illness rates among Georgia USA high school football players.

Autor/inn/en	Poore, Shaina; Grundstein, Andrew; Cooper, Earl R.; Shannon, Jerry
Titel	Regional differences in exertional heat illness rates among Georgia USA high school football players. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Regionale Unterschiede bei den Häufigkeiten der hitzebedingten Erkrankungen unter High-School-Footballspielern in Georgia in den USA.
Quelle	In: International journal of biometeorology, 64 (2020), S. 643-650 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-7128; 1432-1254
DOI	10.1007/s00484-019-01853-4
Schlagwörter	Hitze; Klima; Klimawandel; Gesundheit; Datenauswertung; Datenerfassung; Lufttemperatur; Temperatur; American Football; Leistungssport; Schulsport; Sportmedizin; Training; Datenerhebung; Empirische Untersuchung; Wetter; Belastung; Regelung; Risiko; Risikofaktor; Sicherheit; Trainingsgestaltung; USA
Abstract	Many high school associations in recent years are developing policies to improve player safety regarding exertional heat illnesses (EHIs). A question is whether states with diverse climates need multiple sets of guidelines with different activity modification thresholds. We examine this question in the state of Georgia, which has a diverse climate. Our study leverages a multi-year dataset of exertional heat illnesses (EHIs) among high school football players to test the hypothesis that EHI rates under similar wet bulb globe temperatures (WBGTs) will be greater among athletes in the cooler, northern region versus warmer, southern region of the state. The focus of this study is on a 3-year period (2012-2014) when uniform heat safety polices, including acclimatization and activity modification guidelines, were implemented across the state. Results show that athletes in the northern region acclimatize to cooler conditions. Almost 68% of practices have WBGTs ( 27.8 °C (82 °F) compared to the southern region where athletes receive many times the exposures to hotter WBGTs in the 27.8-30.5 °C and 30.6-32.2 °C categories. In the post-acclimatization period, we observed statistically significantly (p ( .05) greater EHI rates among athletes in the northern region of the state, even when controlling for meteorological conditions. Our findings suggest that differential acclimatization between football players in the northern and southern regions of the state is impacting EHI rates and that regional heat safety guidelines may be needed in Georgia and other states with similarly diverse climates. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2026/4