Part A: |
It is an unusually hot, muggy day in early May, and the beginning of the season for your soccer team; you are in charge of coaching a |
group of 8–10 year olds. There are a few new players in the group that you did not coach last year. Just before your practice starts at |
noon, 9-year-old Sammy, a new player, gets dropped off by her mother. Sammy immediately runs out onto the field with her ball, and |
is excited to be playing on the team. You have never met her mother before, but she comes over to you and despite being in a rush |
mentions that Sammy has had hay fever all her life and that lately she has noticed wheezing when she exerts herself, but doesn’t think |
it’s a problem. She casually suggests that Sammy has been playing more video games lately with her older brother and isn’t in as good |
shape as she was a couple of years ago, since she hasn’t participated in organized sport in the last 12 months. She also mentions that |
Sammy is just getting over a lingering cold but should be fine to practice. Sammy’s mom gives Sammy a hug and tells you that she |
will be back to pick her up at the end of practice. |
Part B: |
On Wednesday the following week, you check the forecast and find that Saturday is forecast to be another unusually hot and muggy |
day. In anticipation of a hot day ahead, on the morning of your practice you check the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) for |
your community, and it provides a reading of 7. You are aware that four of the players on your team are affected by respiratory allergy, |
and an additional two are diagnosed with asthma. All six of these players are attending practice today, which starts at noon. |