Monitoring and Informatics for Exertional Heat Illness Prevention

 描述(由申请人提供)：练习或比赛中的中暑是导致美国高中运动员死亡和残疾的主要原因。2012/2013年，约有450万名男孩和320万名女孩参加了高中体育运动。运动性中暑(EHI)有多种类型，包括热痉挛、热晕厥、热衰竭和运动性中暑(EHS)，这些都是运动员和医务人员关注的来源。中暑预防和管理指南支持广泛的预防战略。不幸的是，由于缺乏关于EHI发病率和情况的基本描述性数据，更积极的预防运动的发展受到了阻碍。这些流行病学数据可以帮助公共卫生专业人员制定和分发EHI干预措施。建议建立一个监测运动员体温并收集流行病学数据的系统。该系统根据包括环境条件、驯化历史、生物识别、实时活动强度和实时温度在内的许多因素提供团队和个性化风险。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Heat illness during practice or competition is a leading cause of death and disability among U.S. high school athletes. In 2012/2013 approximately 4.5 million boys and 3.2 million girls participated in high school sports. There are various types of exertional heat illness (EHI) including heat cramps, heat syncope, heat exhaustion, and exertional heat stroke (EHS) that are sources of concern for both athletes and medical staff. Guidelines for the prevention and management of heat illness support a wide range of prevention strategies. Unfortunately, development of more-aggressive prevention campaigns is hampered by a lack of basic descriptive data on EHI incidence and circumstances. These epidemiologic data can assist public health professionals in the development and distribution of EHI interventions. Proposed is a system that monitors athlete temperature and collects epidemiological data. The system provides team and individualized risk based on many factors including environmental conditions, acclimation history, biometrics, real-time activity intensity and real-time temperature.