Gretchen Henkel is a medical journalist based in California.
Preparing for Endurance Events: Participants and Physicians
Those planning to participate in an obstacle race should follow a common-sense training regimen, advised Dr. Bose. Participants should aim for building stamina through cardiovascular exercise and upper-body strength for multiple climbing events, as well as flexibility, to head off injury.
Dr. Mell advised emergency physicians to be prepared if marathon or endurance race events are planned for their area and to insist that the hospital’s EMS director be involved in communication with event sponsors.
For the race itself, minimum requirements should include:
- A planned and coordinated response for integrating medical staff into the hospital’s 911 system
- Automated external defibrillators positioned within a two-minute response radius throughout the race course
- EpiPens and tourniquets to handle other basic emergency situations.
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