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July 29, 2023
Heat Related Deaths in Sports

In a period of less than 20 years, 40 high school football players have died from heat stroke, according to the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research at the University of North Carolina. The numbers have increased in the past decade, the center found. FAMILIES OF ATHLETES TO SUE OVER HEAT-RELATED DEATHS by Lizette…

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July 29, 2023
Op-Ed: A high school soccer player’s death is linked to extreme heat. Why it was 100% preventable

BY JASON BENNETT After participating in a club soccer practice last August in Chino on one of the hottest days of the year, 17-year-old Shane Thomas collapsed and died. This month, the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Division ruled that extreme heat played a role in his death. He died from “hyperthermia due to elevated environmental temperature,” the…

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July 29, 2023
Former NFL running back’s death brings dangers of heatstroke to forefront: What we know

With the start of NFL training camps just around the corner, last month’s death of former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber due to heatstroke looms as a reminder to players, coaches and medical personnel of the danger that can result when intense physical exertion and extreme temperatures are combined. Barber, 38, was found dead in…

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