Policy Statement – Climatic Heat Stress and Exercising Children and Adolescents
Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness and Council on School Health. Pediatrics. 2011 Aug 8. [Epub ahead of print]
The American Academy of Pediatrics has published a new policy statement with recommendation to “improve safety and appropriately minimize the risk of exertional heat illness for all children and adolescents during exercise, sports participation, and other physical activities in warm to hot weather”.