A researcher at LSU Health Shreveport, Cory Coehoorn, Ph.D., has been awarded a $210,022 grant to study the use of artificial intelligence in predicting heat-related illness in high school football players. The study aims to create a proactive approach to preventing heat stroke and exhaustion by using upper-arm sensors to track physiological metrics and specialized equipment to monitor local heat and humidity levels.
Methodology
The research will involve approximately 100 football players in Shreveport, Monroe, Baton Rouge, and Houma, who will wear the sensors during their games and practices. The data collected will be fed into a machine-learning model designed to alert coaches and trainers in real-time when an athlete’s heat strain reaches dangerous levels.
The project targets schools with limited resources that may not be able to afford expensive equipment like cold immersion tubs. Coehoorn’s team includes Dr. Peter Seidenberg, Dr. Miguel Lopez, and Dr. Travis Currie. While the current focus is on high school athletes, Coehoorn hopes to eventually deploy the wearable system to protect firefighters, military members, and agricultural workers.
Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.
