Heat illness.
A 17-year-old girl collapsed during a field hockey practice on a hot August afternoon, apparently suffering from heat illness, which is responsible for about 5,000 deaths annually. A panel of experts explores this girl's case, discusses heat illness in general, and makes recommendations about diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
Buss
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Braemar Sports Medicine Center, Edina, Minnesota.
Kelly
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JM
Reinholtz
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GD
Roberts
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Fischer
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D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006359:Heat Exhaustion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006688:Hockey; D006801:Humans; D010806:Physical Education and Training