KMBC: Keeping Student-Athletes Safe in Extreme Heat

Every year, about 9,000 student-athletes suffer from heat-related illnesses.

KMBC talked to Dena Taylor, nurse practitioner at Rockhill Orthopaedic Specialists, about warning signs of heat illness as the extreme heat moves in with the start of fall sports practices.

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