It's Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas time here in Montgomery County, and our MCHD crews are preparing to staff the 140.6 mile triathlon. After fielding multiple questions about hyponatremia and hypothermia in ultra-endurance athletes, we decided that a podcast discussion was in order. The MCHD Paramedic Podcast crew were lucky enough to have Dr. Kevin Schulz, Medical Director for Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas, join us to talk Ironman medicine. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride...we promise it won't hurt as bad as 112 miles on a bike!
References:
Hew-Butler T, Rosner MH, et al. Statement of the Third International Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Consensus Development Conference, Carlsbad, California, 2015. Clin J Sport Med. 2015 Jul;25(4):303-20.