Dignity Health recently conducted training focused on heat illness treatment and field emergency response for athletic trainers, team physicians, first responders and students involved in high school athletics.
The session addressed the risks student-athletes face while participating in outdoor activities during Arizona’s late-summer heat. Participants received instruction on heat-stroke recognition and treatment, as well as pre-hospital emergency care procedures, including athletic equipment removal techniques.
The training was provided through the Dignity Health Athletic Training program, part of the Dignity Health Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute.
