Korey Stringer Institute

10/06/2026

🚨 Exertional heat stroke (EHS) is a medical emergency — and the patient is almost always sweating. 
 
Don’t let wet skin delay recognition or treatment. 
 
📞 Call 911. 🧊 Begin rapid cooling with cold water immersion. Cool first, transport second. 
 
Sweating doesn’t mean it’s not an emergency.  
 
Share this reminder to help stop the spread of misinformation.

09/21/2026

What happens before the whistle blows can make a difference when an emergency occurs. 
 
A 2024 British Journal of Sports Medicine editorial led by Ron Courson and co-authored by KSI’s Douglas Casa, Christy Eason, and members of our Medical & Science Advisory Board highlights the Pre-Event Medical Meeting (PEMM)—a simple way to bring key responders together before an event to review roles, communication, equipment, and emergency procedures. 
 
Three things to remember: 
 
🔹 Prepare before the emergency. Know who is doing what and how you’ll communicate. 
 
🔹 Keep it simple. A brief, structured conversation can strengthen emergency readiness. 
 
🔹 Make it your own. The manuscript’s supplemental materials include PEMM examples from professional, collegiate, secondary school, and youth sports to help programs develop an approach that fits their own setting. 
 
Whether you already use a PEMM or are considering one for the first time, it’s never too late to strengthen your emergency preparedness.

09/02/2026

As more states, schools, and worksites adopt and implement WBGT to monitor environmental heat stress, we’re seeing more questions about what the numbers actually mean. 
 
And honestly? We get it. If you’re used to looking at the thermometer or the Heat Index, a WBGT reading can be confusing at first. 
 
A 90°F day does not necessarily mean the same thing for an athlete practicing on a sunny field, a worker in direct sun, or someone sitting in the shade with a breeze. 
 
That’s because ambient temperature, Heat Index, and WBGT measure different things. 
 
The goal of using WBGT isn’t to make athletes “soft.” It isn’t to eliminate practice or outdoor work. And it isn’t to avoid heat altogether. 
 
It’s about understanding the environment and making better decisions about how people work and perform in it. 
 
Check out the graphic to see why WBGT is the best method for monitoring environmental heat stress during activity. 
 
Same air temperature. Different conditions. Different heat stress.

08/31/2026

🧩 Turns out, KSI staff can solve more than research questions. 
 
Last week, we kicked off the fall semester—and Year 17 of the Korey Stringer Institute—with our annual staff orientation and a little test of teamwork, problem-solving, and brain power. 
 
Three teams entered the puzzle room. 
 
Three teams escaped. 
 
And yes… someone had to be the fastest. 👀😂 
 
We loved bringing our newest staff members together with the rest of the KSI crew, putting our collective brains to work, and having a little fun along the way. 
 
We may be research nerds… but we know how to have fun, too. 😉 
 
Welcome to KSI, newbies! We’re glad you’re here. Here’s to Year 17! 🔥

08/28/2026

08/28/2026

A legacy isn’t what we leave behind. It’s what continues because we were here. 
 
This August, we marked 25 years since Korey Stringer’s death by remembering his life, honoring his legacy, and reflecting on how far that legacy continues to reach. 
 
It lives in every athletic trainer empowered to recognize and treat exertional heat stroke. 
 
Every school and worksite making evidence-informed decisions. 
 
Every emergency responder who knows to Cool First, Transport Second. 
 
Every parent or guardian who asks one more question. 
 
Every researcher committed to advancing prevention. 
 
Every life made safer because knowledge became action. 
 
These are just some of the ways one life continues to change countless others. 
 
Thank you, Korey. 
 
Because of Korey... countless lives continue to be changed. 💜