New national study highlights dangers of exertional heat-related injuries
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 10:31
in Health & Medicine
A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined exertional heat-related injuries that were treated in emergency departments between 1997 and 2006. Exertional heat-related injuries are injuries that occur as a result of exercise or physical activity during warm or hot temperatures. The study found that an estimated 54,983 exertional heat-related injuries, an average of 5,500 cases each year, were treated in emergency departments during the 10-year study period. Overall, half (48 percent) of the injuries were sustained by children and adolescents 19 years of age and younger.