heat stroke

Ironman Hawaii - Medical Tent Lessons. Published in November 2012 Edition of Triathlon Plus Magazine.

Ironman Hawaii - Medical Tent Lessons.  Published in November 2012 Edition of Triathlon Plus Magazine.

In October 2012 I worked as a doctor in the medical tent at the Ironman World Championships held annually in Kona, Hawaii.  The hot, humid conditions are notorious and serve to cause many medical tent casualities.  Here I give some advice on how best to avoid being one of these casualties. 

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