TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypothermia Is a Significant Medical Risk of Mass Participation Long-Distance Open Water Swimming
AU - Brannigan, D.
AU - Rogers, Ian
AU - Jacobs, Ian
AU - Montgomery, A.
AU - Williams, A.
AU - Khangure, N.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - ObjectiveTo document the prevalence of hypothermia in a mass participation endurance open water swimming event and to determine demographic and individual factors that may predict failure to finish the race and hypothermia.MethodsA prospective observational study in competitors in a 19.2-km open water swimming race in Perth, Western Australia. Pre-race information collected included age, sex, training and race experience, medical history, and body mass index (BMI). Body temperatures at 5 minutes postrace were measured using an equilibrated oral- or rectal-reading low-range glass mercury thermometer. Logistic regression was used to develop models predicting hypothermia (defined as a temperature of
AB - ObjectiveTo document the prevalence of hypothermia in a mass participation endurance open water swimming event and to determine demographic and individual factors that may predict failure to finish the race and hypothermia.MethodsA prospective observational study in competitors in a 19.2-km open water swimming race in Perth, Western Australia. Pre-race information collected included age, sex, training and race experience, medical history, and body mass index (BMI). Body temperatures at 5 minutes postrace were measured using an equilibrated oral- or rectal-reading low-range glass mercury thermometer. Logistic regression was used to develop models predicting hypothermia (defined as a temperature of
U2 - 10.1580/08-WEME-OR-214.1
DO - 10.1580/08-WEME-OR-214.1
M3 - Article
VL - 20
SP - 14
EP - 18
JO - Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
JF - Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
SN - 1080-6032
IS - 1
ER -