Suffolk Show 2011: Prehospital Medical Coverage in a Mass-gathering Event

Pakravan, Amir Hossein; West, Roy; Hodgkinson, D W

doi:10.1017/s1049023x13008819

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“…Other MGs in this review were related to fairs such as trade, book, and agricultural fairs. Like the previously mentioned MGs, injuries, illness, and infectious diseases were the main health problems reported 16,28,48,49 (see Table 1).…”

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confidence: 62%

Public Health Threats in Mass Gatherings: A Systematic Review

Karami

Doosti-Irani

Ardalan

et al. 2019

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Mass gatherings (MGs) are held throughout the world. The aim of this review was to assess and identify the health threats based on the type of the MG, type of diseases, and injuries. Research platforms such as Web of Science, Medline, and Scopus were searched through June 2017. All epidemiologic studies that investigated the health threats during the MGs, such as communicable diseases, injuries, high-risk behaviors, and environmental health problems, were included in this review. Out of 1264 references, 45 articles were included in the review.Three main types of MGs include religious, festival, and sporting event; and fairs such as trade, book, and agricultural types were also reported in the selected studies. In the religious MGs, infectious diseases were the most common health threat. Road traffic accidents and environmental health problems were additional health threats. At MG sporting events, injuries were the most common health problems. Infectious diseases and alcohol and drug-related disorders were other reported public health concerns. In the festival MGs, alcohol and drug-related problems were commonly reported. This review showed that health threats vary, based on the type of mass gathering. The health organizers of MGs should consider the type of the MG and the health needs and safety of the participants to help them plan their action and provide the needed health care services.

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Section: Other Mgsmentioning

confidence: 62%

Public Health Threats in Mass Gatherings: A Systematic Review

Karami

Doosti-Irani

Ardalan

et al. 2019

Disaster med. public health prep.

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“…3,30 Injuries such as lacerations and falls were shown to be more frequent in outdoor events, concerts, or fairs. 2,3,6,8,12 Although SCs have indoor setting with a flat surface, lacerations and falls were not uncommon. Causes of injuries were not recorded in the majority of the data used for the present study.…”

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confidence: 99%

Health Care Services in Shopping Centers: A Routine Mass-Gathering Event

Ceyhan

Demir

2020

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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Background: Shopping centers (SCs) are social areas with a group of commercial establishments which attract customers of numerous people every day. However, analysis of urgent health conditions and provided health care in SCs has not been performed so far. Objective: The aim of the study was to perform a comparative analysis of clients visiting SCs and demographics, complaints, and health care of patients admitted to Emergency Medical Intervention Units (EMIU) located in grand SCs in Ankara, Turkey. Methods: Customer and health care records of nine grand SCs in Ankara from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 were evaluated retrospectively. Health care services in EMIUs of SCs were provided by employed medical staff. Data including demographic characteristics, complaints, treatment protocols, discharge, and referral to hospital of the patients were retrospectively analyzed from medical registration forms. Results: Medical records of nine grand SCs were analyzed. Number of customers could not be obtained in three SCs due to privacy issues and were not included in patient presentation rate (PPR) and transport-to-hospital rate (TTHR) calculation. Total number of customers in the remaining six SCs were 53,277,239. The total number of patients seeking medical care was 6,749. The number of patients seeking health care in six SCs with known number of customers was 4,498 and PPR ranged from 0.018 to 0.381 patients per 1,000 attendants. The median age of the recorded 4,065 patients (60.2%) was 28 (interquartile range [IQR]: 38-21), and 3,611 (53.5%) of the patients admitted to EMIUs were female. The number of patients treated in the SC was 4,634 (68.6%) and 189 patients (2.8%) were transferred-to-hospital by ambulance for further evaluation and treatment. Transportation to hospital was required in 125 patients who sought medical care in six SCs which provided total number of customers, and TTHR ranged from 0.000 to 0.005 patients per 1,000 attendants. No sudden cardiac death was seen. Medical conditions were the primary reasons for seeking health care. The most frequent causes of presentation were laceration and abrasions (639 patients, 9.4%). Conclusion: The PPR and TTHR in SCs are low. The most common causes of presentation are minor conditions and injuries. Majority of urgent medical conditions in SCs can be managed by health care providers in EMIUs.

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“…This was noted in this study with regard to a range of minor illnesses including allergy, anxiety, and those feeling unwell due to the effects of heat as well as the injuries previously discussed. First aiders are trained to recognize and treat presenting signs and symptoms based on pattern recognition that includes limited physiological assessment 23 . Thereafter, first aiders are required to consider the appropriate referral pathway for anything but the most minor of presentations 23 …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…First aiders are trained to recognize and treat presenting signs and symptoms based on pattern recognition that includes limited physiological assessment 23 . Thereafter, first aiders are required to consider the appropriate referral pathway for anything but the most minor of presentations 23 …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%