Risk of hypothermia in a new olympic event: the 10-km marathon swim

Risk of hypothermia in a new olympic event: the 10-km marathon swim

INTRODUCTION: There are no available data addressing the potential clinical risks of open-water swimming competitions. OBJECTIVE: Address the risks of hypothermia and hypoglycemia during a 10-km open-water swimming competition in order to alert physicians to the potential dangers of this recently-in...

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Main Authors: Renata R. T. Castro, Fernanda SNS Mendes, Antonio Claudio L. Nobrega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2009-04-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Swimming
Athletic performance
Sports
Body temperature changes
Emergency medicine
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000400014

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