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Exertional Heat Stroke: Cool First, Transport Second - and Why the First Thirty Minutes Decide Everything

5 days ago
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Updated: 4 days ago

Exertional heat stroke is the one training emergency where doing the obvious thing - calling an ambulance and waiting - can be the wrong order. The body has crossed a threshold where its own heat is destroying tissue, and the treatment that saves lives is available on the sideline, not in the hospital. Understanding why changes how any coach, athlete or event organiser prepares for a hot day.

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