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Introduction
0 Problems we are faced with-Why has theincidence
- f hyponatremia
increased?
- The EHS (Tc)and dehydration dilemma
- Experimental versus FieldStudies
- The body's response to lowblood pressure
- Na+supplemented versus un-supplemented
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I Problem- Which are Heat Illnesses?
0 Heat Cramps(EAMC)?
Heat Exhaustion?
- Symptomatic
dehydration
0 Hyponatremia? -This can be prevented!!
0 Exertional Heat Stroke (EHS) - YES 0 A heat illness is defined as a condition inwhich the primary treatment is rapid cooling!!
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Sodium Depletion Illness (Hypovolemic Hyponatremia)
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Introduction
0 Critical questions to which we don't haveall of the answers
0 By the numbers - sweat sodium losses 0 Hyponatremia versus heat exhaustion 0 Hypovolemic hyponatremia- Signs/symptoms
- Management and prevention
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Problem - What causes Exertional Heat stroke?? HS ATC Survey
DombekC"., v...g"".1 JATSoppl2006 0 "ATC rankings of 14itemsthat predisposeathletes to EHS revealed they consider.."
- 1. Dehydration
(2.6 rank)
- 2. High Humidity (3.4 rank)
- 3. High ambient
temperature (4.3 rank)
- 4. Acclimatization
(5.1 rank)
- 5. Physical
fitness (5.7 rank)
- 6. History of heat illness
(6.1 rank)
- 7. Exercise
intensity /6.2 rank)
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