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HEAT INDEX CHART. Use the chart below to assess the potential severity of heat stress. The chart should be used as a guideline only – individual reactions to the heat will vary among your athletes! Across the top of the chart, locate the ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE i.e., the air temperature.
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23 Ιουλ 2024 · The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) recently revamped its heat safety protocol with a new heat stress mandate. The latest IHSAA mandate includes guidelines for monitoring the wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT), and updated rules for outdoor activities and practice.
HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION & TREATMENT. According to medical experts, all heat-related illnesses, if not preventable, are survivable. Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke are the result of either extreme fluid loss over a period of a few hours or continued fluid loss over a period of several days. Any athlete, in any sport, outdoor or ...
Heat Index Chart. Urine Color Chart. 2. HEAT & HYDRATION. Use the “BUDDY SYSTEM” Assign student-athletes a “Buddy” and have them monitor each other for signs and symptoms of heat related problems. Signs of Possible Heat Stroke. Altered consciousness. Semi-consciousness, confused, irrational behavior. Combative. Headache, dizziness, weakness.
For the current Heat Index, go to www.noaa.gov to enter your location. The Heat Index will be listed under Detailed Forecast, Current Conditions and/or Hourly Weather Graph, but only during excessively hot weather.
best way to ascertain the heat stress on athletes is by using a Heat Index chart. The ambient temperature and humidity are readily available on an hourly basis from most weather services and the Heat Index can then be accurately assessed using the chart below:
