title: Climatic heat stress and the exercising child and adolescent. American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness.
abstract: For morphologic and physiologic reasons, exercising children do not adapt as effectively as adults when exposed to a high climatic heat stress. This may affect their performance and well-being, as well as increase the risk for heat-related illness. This policy statement summarizes approaches for the prevention of the detrimental effects of children's activity in hot or humid climates, including the prevention of exercise-induced dehydration.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003681:Dehydration / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D018882:Heat Stress Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans