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Rational indices, such as the physiological equivalent temperature (PET) and Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI), are potential alternatives.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>To identify the thermal index that best predicts ambulance-required assistances and collapses during a city half marathon.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eight years (2010\u20132017) of meteorological and ambulance transport data, including medical records, from Gothenburg\u2019s half-marathon were used to analyse associations between WBGT, PET and UTCI and the rates of ambulance-required assistances and collapses. All associations were evaluated by Monte-Carlo simulations and leave-one-out-cross-validation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The PET index showed the strongest correlation with both the rate of ambulance-required assistances (R<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>=0.72, p=0.008) and collapses (R<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>=0.71, p=0.008), followed by the UTCI (R<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>=0.64, p=0.017; R<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>=0.64, p=0.017) whereas the WBGT index showed substantially poorer correlations (R<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>=0.56, p=0.031; R<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>=0.56, p=0.033). PET stages of stress, match the rates of collapses better that the WBGT flag colour warning. Compared with the PET, the WBGT underestimates heat stress, especially at high radiant heat load. The rate of collapses increases with increasing heat stress; large increase from the day before the race seems to have an impact of the rate of collapses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>We contend that the PET is a better predictor of collapses during a half marathon than the WBGT. We call for further investigation of PET as a screening tool alongside WBGT.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports-2019-100632","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,28]],"date-time":"2020-05-28T21:25:11Z","timestamp":1590701111000},"page":"825-830","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":37,"title":["Is Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) a superior screening tool for heat stress risk than Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) index? 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