Objectives
- Use WBGT rather than heat index to drive heat-illness anticipation and action thresholds
- Recognize and initiate treatment for exertional heat stroke including cold-water immersion indications
- Describe crowd crush and compressive asphyxia physiology and venue features that create risk
- Outline the toxicologic profile of the modern event patient
Readings
- NATA position statement: exertional heat illnessesIn library ↗✓ source-verified
- Crowd crush / compressive asphyxia reviewcitation only
- Event toxicology reviewcitation only
Paired field experience
Outdoor or high-density event. Record WBGT trajectory across the event and correlate with presentation timing and type.
Deliverable
Short WBGT-vs-presentations plot or table with two sentences of interpretation.
Tier expectations
Medical student
Data collection and correlation.
Resident
Propose a venue-specific heat action plan with numeric WBGT triggers.