SATURDAY, July 23 Eager young athletes will be taking to sports fields for practices and games this summer and they need to be protected from heat exhaustion and heat stroke, a doctor warns.
The most important way to keep them safe is “hydration, hydration, hydration,” Dr. Toni Salvatore, medical director of the Pediatric Center at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut, said in a hospital news release.
Drinking adequate amounts of fluid before, during and after a practice or game prevents heat-related illnesses by keeping blood volumes high to support circulation, Salvatore explained.
In hot weather, athletes should double the amount of fluid they would normally consume.
“So if you normally have an eight-ounce glass of water during a break, make it 16.
*Other than of course, jumping in the pool).