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Risk of hypothermia in a new olympic event: the 10-km marathon swim

Castro, Renata R. T.; Mendes, Fernanda Sns; Nobrega, Antonio Claudio L.

Clinics; v. 64 n. 4 (2009); 351-356

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Risk of hypothermia in a new olympic event: the 10-km marathon swim
Autor: Castro, Renata R. T.; Mendes, Fernanda Sns; Nobrega, Antonio Claudio L.
Assuntos: Swimming; Athletic Performance; Sports; Body Temperature Changes; Emergency Medicine
É parte de: Clinics; v. 64 n. 4 (2009); 351-356
Descrição: INTRODUCTION: There are no available data addressing the potential clinical risks of open-water swimming competitions. OBJECTIVE: Address the risks of hypothermia and hypoglycemia during a 10-km open-water swimming competition in order to alert physicians to the potential dangers of this recently-introduced Olympic event. METHODS: This was an observational cross-sectional study, conducted during a 10-km open-water event (water temperature 21ºC). The highest ranked elite open-water swimmers in Brazil (7 men, 5 women; ages 21±7 years old) were submitted to anthropometrical measurements on the day before competition. All but one athlete took maltodextrine ad libitum during the competition. Core temperature and capillary glycemia data were obtained before and immediately after the race. RESULTS: Most athletes (83%) finished the race with mild to moderate hypothermia (core temperature
Títulos relacionados: https://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/view/18020/20085
Editor: Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo
Data de criação/publicação: 2009-04-01
Formato: Adobe PDF
Idioma: Inglês

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