Reducing the Hazards in Sydney's the Sun City‐to‐surf Runs, 1971 to 1979

The elite marathon runner: problems during and after competition.

“…Several studies (Sutton et al, 1972;Wyndham et al, 1969;Phillips et al, 1983;Whitworth et al, 1983;Richards et al, 1979) of long distance running have reported dehydration as an important reason for problems during a marathon. It has been shown that weight losses of more than 8% are not uncommon among marathoners and that even partial fluid replacement reduces the medical problems (Costill, 1972).…”

Current knowledge on playing football in hot environments

“…Since the 1970s, organizers of fun runs have taken specific measures (i.e. running the event in cooler conditions and using spotters to identify exhausted runners before they collapse) to reduce the incidence (Richards et al, 1979a) and improve the management (Richards et al, 1979b) of heat‐related casualties. When the environmental conditions are such that the capacity to dissipate heat through sweating is reduced, then internal body temperature can increase to levels where performance and health are compromised (Brotherhood, 2008).…”

History of medicine quiz

“…Later in the same year Gibson, Turner and four other members of the hospital staff reported 10 cases from the Brisbane Children's Hospital at the Intercolonial Medical Congress in Sydney. 2 In 1897, Gibson and Thrner published complementary papers, in which Turner described 76 children with lead poisoning" while Gibson detailed 24 of these with eye symptoms and signs. '…”