Kalman-Lamb and Silva highlight heat-related risks for football players, citing alarming cases of fatalities during summer practices, reflecting dire consequences of rising temperatures on athlete safety.
"Playing sports in high heat puts stress on your body from two different sources: metabolic heat production and ambient heat," Dr. Bharat Venkat stated, emphasizing the danger of equipment preventing heat loss.
Their research reveals a coach who persisted with training despite a player suffering an acute health crisis, underscoring negligence in athlete welfare during extreme conditions.
The authors' findings prompt ethical considerations about the societal role of sports, questioning the moral implications of continuing to support a game that risks lives.
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