Consideration of the Prevention of Heat Stroke Based on a Survey of Athletic Association Baseball Club

Abstract

In order to clarify the actual situation of heat stroke during practice, a fact-finding survey was conducted on members of a university baseball team over 21 days during the summer. The survey asked about the presence or absence of symptoms of heat stroke, preventive actions against heat stroke during practice, and the content of daily activities. The results showed that the club members' awareness of the risk of heat stroke and their intention to take preventive action were high, but symptoms of heat stroke were still confirmed in about half of the participants. Furthermore, the logistic regression analysis results showed that the physical condition of the day, WBGT, number of consecutive activity days, and sleeping time affected the symptoms of heat stroke during practice.