To stress the importance of rectal temps, we hosted a challenge @ the NATA Expo. Participants practiced their skills & asked questions. Congrats to John Burnett @ Karns City Jr/Sr High School, who won the contest! He received a solo recovery tub from our friends Mueller Sports Medicine.

Heads up SSATs! Take a minute to update your data in the ATLAS system. Let's put our ATs on the map! #gATa #ATLASSurvey

The Korey Stringer Institute team is actively preparing for the Falmouth Road Race

We are loving all of the photos taken at the 2024 NATA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Douglas Casa was honored along with 6 other inductees who exemplify the incredible mission of NATA. It was a very memorable day! Douglas Casa

The Norton Sports Health team delivered 100-gallon cold tubs to 20 different schools in Louisville, KY and Southern Indiana. These tubs are an excellent safety measure to help mitigate risk associated with activity in the heat. Great job! Norton Sports Health nortonhealthcare.com/.../norton-spo…

Our ongoing work with UPS is making an impact! Check out this article that was released in May outlining how UPS is making summer safer for their employees. about.ups.com/us/en/our-comp…

This week, members of KSI's occupational division (Heat Safety and Performance Coalition) traveled to Philadelphia to talk about heat stress and mitigation strategies with local safety personnel at an event hosted by KestrelWeather. We can’t wait for round 2 next year!

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Laborers are 3.0-3.7 times less likely to die from EHS when statewide EMS guidelines include cold water immersion & cool first-transport second, respectively. This work is thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship completed at Korey Stringer Institute by Faton Tishukaj! The Fulbright Program

Here’s a heat safety sideline checklist: ◼️WBGT ◼️cold tub ◼️ice ◼️venue-specific EAP ◼️athletic trainer #SaferSidelines

We are always advocating for health and safety of athletes, especially in these HOT conditions. Thank you to CBS Mornings for taking the time to talk with us and see our lab!

innovATe, made possible through funds from the Education Fund established through the NFL concussion litigation, provides financial support to under-resourced school communities to increase access to AT services. The pre proposal applications for summer 2025 funding are open!

Join us in advocating for policy adoption and implementation!

A new pub released! "Exertional Heat Stroke Best Practices in U.S. Emergency Medical Services Guidelines". We found that laborers are 3.0 & 3.7 times less likely to die from EHS when statewide EMS guidelines include CWI and CFTS, respectively. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39183116/

With the release of the new NATA Emergency Action Plan Position Statement, Dr. Samantha Scarneo-Miller and co-authors created valuable resources to support the development or help update EAPs. You can now find these on our website and WVU's website. koreystringer.institute.uconn.edu/eap/

Summer's not over yet! Outdoor sports like football are starting their seasons, so it's important to keep track of area-specific heat advisories, watches, & warnings. While these are still being locally issued, check back here to see if your area has one! weather.gov

Check out this video featuring members of KSI's occupational division speaking at a recent heat stress event in Philadelphia, sponsored by KestrelWeather vimeo.com/1003714296/08a…

Within the last few weeks, in 2 different states, articles have been written highlighting the opinion of HS coaches that environmental monitoring policies using a WBGT are creating unfair competitive advantages or disadvantages & are creating inconveniences. Korey Stringer Institute 🧵