Heat illness is a spectrum of disorders due to environmental exposure to heat. It includes minor conditions such as heat cramps, heat syncope (or fainting from the heat), heat exhaustion, as well as the more severe condition known as heat stroke.
Heat stroke can be deadly for athletes of all ages and levels. Even the fittest and healthiest people need to watch out for signs of heat illness. Sun exposure also contributes to heat illness. More than just heat and humidity, the radiant effect of sun and heat absorbed into surfaces like blacktop and artificial turf can contribute to heat illness.
Dr. Korin Hudson joins us today with some tips on how to stay safe out in the summer heat. She is an associate professor at Georgetown University and a physician practicing sports medicine and emergency medicine with MedStar Health. She is currently a Team Physician for Georgetown University, Assistant Team Physician for the Washington Wizards and the Washington Mystics, and a consulting physician for the Washington Capitals.
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EP 1106B - Heat Illness & Summer Sun Safety
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Dr. Hudson has been a faculty physician at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center since 2006. She is currently a Team Physician for Georgetown University, Assistant Team Physician for the Washington Wizards and the Washington Mystics, and a consulting physician for the Washington Capitals.
Dr. Hudson divides her clinical time between the Emergency Department at MedStar Georgetown and her outpatient sports medicine practice with MedStar NRH in McLean, VA. She is involved in health policy as it relates to athletes at the collegiate and professional levels and is a member of the NCAA Division I Concussion Safety Protocol Committee.
As a former paramedic and certified athletic trainer, Dr. Hudson has a passion for the sideline, race day, and game day event coverage. She enjoys working as part of the sports medicine "team" and often lectures and teaches at multidisciplinary conferences on a team approach to athletic emergencies. In her office practice, she treats a wide range of musculoskeletal injuries and concussions, with a particular interest in caring for athletes of all ages and abilities.
Dr. Korin Hudson
Dr. Korin Hudson is an associate professor at Georgetown University and a physician practicing sports medicine and emergency medicine with MedStar Health. Dr. Hudson received her undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia where she studied bioethics and sports medicine as part of the Echols Scholars Program. She graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and remained at UVa for her residency training in emergency medicine before completing a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.Dr. Hudson has been a faculty physician at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center since 2006. She is currently a Team Physician for Georgetown University, Assistant Team Physician for the Washington Wizards and the Washington Mystics, and a consulting physician for the Washington Capitals.
Dr. Hudson divides her clinical time between the Emergency Department at MedStar Georgetown and her outpatient sports medicine practice with MedStar NRH in McLean, VA. She is involved in health policy as it relates to athletes at the collegiate and professional levels and is a member of the NCAA Division I Concussion Safety Protocol Committee.
As a former paramedic and certified athletic trainer, Dr. Hudson has a passion for the sideline, race day, and game day event coverage. She enjoys working as part of the sports medicine "team" and often lectures and teaches at multidisciplinary conferences on a team approach to athletic emergencies. In her office practice, she treats a wide range of musculoskeletal injuries and concussions, with a particular interest in caring for athletes of all ages and abilities.
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