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Heat illness in athletes : prevention, recognition, and treatment / presented by W. Larry Kenney.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Athletes--Physiology.
- Athletes.
- Heat adaptation.
- Heat stroke--Prevention.
- Heat stroke.
- Heat--Physiological effect.
- Heat.
- Hyponatremia--Prevention.
- Hyponatremia.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (61 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- Monterey, CA : Healthy Learning, 2013.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- Heat Illness in Athletes: Prevention, Recognition, and Treatment features an overview of the physiology of heat illness. The video also explores the issue of how hot is too hot for sports. In addition, the video discusses why some athletes experience heat-related problems, while other don't. The video also reviews the role of heat acclimation and hydration in preventing heat illness. Furthermore, the video details the signs and symptoms for several of the more common types of heat illness, including cramping, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 23, 2015).
- OCLC:
- 905729014
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