Abstract
Endurance events are increasing in popularity in wilderness and remote settings, and participants face a unique set of potential risks for participation. The purpose of this article is to outline these risks and allow the practitioner to better guide the wilderness adventurer who is anticipating traveling to a remote or desert environment.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 418-424 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 8 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc and Wilderness Medical Society.
Keywords
- Wilderness medicine
- adventure racing
- desert
- endurance events
- environmental medicine
- hyponatremia
- preparticipation
- spelunking
- triathlon
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