Medical Clearance for Desert and Land Sports, Adventure, and Endurance Events

Peter E. Sedgwick; George C. Wortley; Justin M. Wright; Chad Asplund; William O. Roberts; Saif Usman

doi:10.1097/JSM.0000000000000228

Medical Clearance for Desert and Land Sports, Adventure, and Endurance Events

Peter E. Sedgwick, George C. Wortley, Justin M. Wright, Chad Asplund, William O. Roberts, Saif Usman

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Abstract

Endurance events are increasing in popularity in wilderness and remote settings, and participants face a unique set of potential risks for participation. The purpose of this article is to outline these risks and allow the practitioner to better guide the wilderness adventurer who is anticipating traveling to a remote or desert environment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	418-424
Number of pages	7
Journal	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
Volume	25
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000228
State	Published - Sep 8 2015

Keywords

Wilderness medicine
adventure racing
desert
endurance events
environmental medicine
hyponatremia
preparticipation
spelunking
triathlon

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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