Football-, heat-related deaths raise concern
June 29, 2009 North Carolina
By Rachel Ullrich
Charlotte Observer
As high school and college football practices begin in the summer heat, it has become especially important to monitor health and the effects of heat stroke, according to a report on catastrophic injuries in sports released Tuesday.
Increases in football-related deaths because of heat stroke is one of the most concerning issues raised in the 25th version of the report, issued by the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Frederick O. Mueller, who wrote the report, examined "catastrophic injuries" -- defined as fatalities, non-fatalities with permanent severe functional disability, or serious injuries with no permanent functional disability -- in high school and college sports.
Football results in by far the most catastrophic injuries, though it is important to note, Mueller says, that football has the largest number of participants, as well.
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