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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019 Dec;51(12):2451–2457. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002068

Table 2:

Common Finish Area Diagnoses

Diagnosis BAA 10K F50 B2B Male Female Overall
Heat (EHS) 1.1 (0.6) 0.4 (0.3) 2.3 (1.6) 1.8 (1.4) 1.5 (0.7) 1.6 (1.0)
Musculoskeletal 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.3
Fluid/Electrolyte 0.5 0.6 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.2
Gastrointestinal 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.7
Respiratory 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.5
EAC 0.1 0 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.5
Dermatologic 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Cardiac 0.1 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Incidence rates are expressed as medical encounters per 1000 finishers.

BAA Boston Athletic Association; F50 Finish at the 50; B2B Beach to Beacon; Heat Heat-Related Illness; EHS Exertional Heat Stroke; EAC Exercise-Associated Collapse