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Athletic Injuries 213 — at a Glance
| Course: | Dehydration & Heat Illness · 2 CE hours · $40 |
| Faculty: | Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN · President of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition |
| Format: | On-demand online video with demonstration links and assessment · instant certificate |
| Pricing: | $20/hr · automatic 10% off at 6–9 hrs, 20% off at 10+ hrs in one order · no promo codes |
| Approval: | PACE Provider #34015544 · co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College · acceptance varies by state |
Board-approved · PACE Provider #34015544 · CE Broker auto-reporting for states served · Instant certificate
Athletic Injuries 213 — Dehydration: Killer on the Sidelines — is a chiropractic course on the critical physiology of fluid dynamics and electrolyte balance, and on one of the most significant yet preventable risks in competitive sports. Dr. Howard Benedikt takes the doctor from the physiology of fluid and electrolyte homeostasis and its direct impact on athletic performance, through clinical on-field evaluation that identifies early-stage dehydration and heat-related illness, to the metabolic and environmental risk factors that predispose athletes to rapid fluid loss and the evidence-informed sideline safety plans, hydration protocols, and emergency referral criteria that sit properly within chiropractic scope.
Heat illness is the sideline emergency with a countdown: mild dehydration, heat exhaustion, and exertional heatstroke can occupy the same afternoon, and the difference is recognized in minutes, not diagnosed at leisure. This 2-hour online course — taught by the President of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition — is built for the doctor covering summer two-a-days, endurance races, and tournament weekends, and for every practice that counsels athletes on hydration before the season starts. Every completion generates an instant certificate for your renewal file.
Choose Your Sports CE Path — Three Lanes, One Curriculum
The catalog is organized the way sports injuries actually present: by mechanism — thirteen 2-hour courses across eight sports, sideline readiness, and the regions every practice sees. Start in the lane that matches your patient roster; the full catalog lives on the Athletic Injuries category page.
1 · Sport by Sport
Mechanism-specific injury patterns — match the lane to your patient roster's seasons.
202: Basketball Injuries
204: Swimming Injuries
205: Hockey Injuries
207: Weight Lifting
208: Football Injuries — Turf Toe
210: The Triathlete
211: Upper Body Golf Injuries
212: Racquet Sports Injuries
2 · Sideline & Safety
Field readiness for the DC covering games, meets, and events — the lane that prepares you before the whistle. You are here: Athletic Injuries 213.
203: Emergency Procedures for the Sideline Physician
213: Dehydration & Heat Illness
3 · Region & Recovery
Cross-sport anatomy and the general active population — the injuries every practice sees regardless of season.
201: Hand & Thumb
206: Athletic Injuries of the Shoulder
209: Exercise Injuries
New athletic injury courses are added to these lanes as faculty release them.
What You'll Learn in Athletic Injuries 213
• Analyze the physiology of fluid and electrolyte homeostasis and its direct impact on athletic performance.
• Execute clinical on-field evaluations to identify early-stage dehydration and heat-related illness.
• Identify metabolic and environmental risk factors that predispose athletes to rapid fluid loss.
• Implement evidence-informed sideline safety plans and prevention strategies within chiropractic scope.
Your Sports Medicine Faculty
Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN — instructor of this course — is President of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition and a Diplomate of that board, bringing the profession's senior clinical-nutrition credential to the coursework where physiology and field safety meet: fluid dynamics, electrolyte balance, and the metabolic risk factors behind heat illness. His teaching translates nutrition science into sideline decisions — what to watch, when to act, and when to refer.
Donald Ozello, DC, CCN, CCSM authors the sport-specific core of the series, nine courses spanning basketball through racquet sports, as a certified sports-medicine chiropractor, Navy veteran, and founder of Championship Chiropractic in Las Vegas who also leads the Adjusting & Manual Therapy curriculum.
Dennis O'Hara, DC, DACBSP brings the sports specialty's board credential — Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Practitioners — to emergency procedures for the sideline physician (203) and athletic injuries of the shoulder (206), and Michael Hall, DC, FIACN examines football's turf toe (208) with a chiropractic neurologist's precision.
Full bios and the complete instructor roster: CCEDseminars faculty page.
Where Athletic Injury Hours Count — State Rules Worth Knowing
Athletic injury coursework is clinical subject matter — assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation — which is exactly what several state boards ask for. In Iowa, these hours feed the 36-hour clinical case-management minimum; in Rhode Island, they serve the 50-of-60 clinical requirement; and in Vermont — where practice-building coursework earns no credit at all — patient-care education like this counts fully under the clinical-focus rule.
Online-format allowances still vary by state — some accept every hour online, others cap distance learning or require in-person blocks. Check your state's guide in the full state directory before building your renewal plan.
Build Your Sports CE Block
Every course in the series is 2 hours at $40, so the automatic discounts do the bundling for you: any three courses (6 hours) earns 10% off, and five or more (10+ hours) in a single order earns 20% off — the complete 26-hour series lands at roughly $416 instead of $520, with no promo codes. The natural pairing for this course is its Sideline & Safety lane partner, 203 Emergency Procedures for the Sideline Physician — together they are the event-coverage credential — plus 208 Football Injuries for two-a-day season and 210 The Triathlete for the endurance races where fluid loss runs fastest. Browse Athletic Injuries Courses
Athletic Injuries 213 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Athletic Injuries 213 cover?
Dehydration and heat illness from physiology to sideline decision: fluid and electrolyte homeostasis and its direct impact on athletic performance, the role of electrolytes in neuromuscular function, clinical on-field evaluation that identifies early-stage dehydration and heat-related illness, the triage that distinguishes mild dehydration from life-threatening heatstroke, metabolic and environmental risk factors for rapid fluid loss, and evidence-informed sideline safety plans, hydration protocols, and emergency referral criteria within chiropractic scope. Also known as sports hydration CE, exertional heat illness course, heatstroke recognition, electrolyte balance for athletes, and sideline safety for chiropractors.
How many CE hours is Athletic Injuries 213, and what is the format?
2 CE hours, fully online and self-paced — a recorded online presentation available 24/7 that you can pause and resume at any time, followed by an assessment. Your certificate is available in your account immediately upon successful completion, and you have up to one year from the date of purchase to complete the course.
How do I tell mild dehydration from heatstroke on the sideline?
That distinction is the heart of the course. The clinical triage section walks through the on-field evaluation that separates the athlete who needs fluids and shade from the one in a medical emergency — the early signs of fluid deficit, the progression through heat exhaustion, and the red flags of exertional heatstroke that trigger immediate emergency referral — along with the risk factors that tell you which athletes to watch before symptoms start.
Is this course accepted for my state's chiropractic license renewal?
Athletic Injuries 213 is a PACE Provider #34015544 program co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College and is accepted in most U.S. states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, six Canadian provinces, and more than 50 international jurisdictions. The complete approval list appears at the bottom of this page, and your state's online-hour rules are summarized in its CE guidelines page.
How do discounts and certificates work?
Courses are $20 per credit hour, and discounts apply automatically in a single order — 10% off at 6–9 hours, 20% off at 10 or more. No promo codes. Each completion generates an instant certificate with a permanent copy in your account dashboard, and CE Broker reporting is handled automatically for states served.
State Approval and Licensing Reminder
Continuing education requirements — including online-hour caps and clinical-hour minimums — vary by jurisdiction. Review the online chiropractic CE guidelines page and contact CCEDseminars with questions about your specific licensing requirements before registering.
Ready to Enroll in Athletic Injuries 213?
2 CE hours · $40 · online & self-paced · instant certificate. Add it to your cart, or pair it with 203 for the full event-coverage set.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated August 27, 2026 (CT)