The largest mass gathering

Hodgetts, Tim; Cooke, Matthew

doi:10.1136/bmj.318.7189.957

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“…5 Large crowds require dedicated first aid, medical, and other health-related services at a rate higher than that of the baseline population. 3 There is great variability within and between mass gatherings. The weather, event duration, age and behaviour of the crowd, topography, event-specific hazards, use of alcohol or drugs, and whether attendees are participants or simply spectators 1,2,7 will vary substantially between events.…”

Section: Mass Gathering Medicinementioning

confidence: 99%

“…3,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] Services extend from simple first aid provided by single or paired volunteers to full-service field clinics located in tents or trailers staffed by a full array of health care professionals. There is no consensus regarding minimum standards or defining the appropriate levels of service, resources, or personnel required.…”

Section: Mass Gathering Medicinementioning

confidence: 99%

“…From the medical perspective, the generally prescribed definition of a mass gathering is an event involving the gathering of individuals or crowds during which an emergency response may be delayed by virtue of limited access or other challenges. [1][2][3][4][5][6] This definition encompasses not only a wide range of factors that impact the safety of attendees or participants at events but also the breadth of events and situations where this body of knowledge is relevant and applicable. Other definitions refer only to the size of the gathering, with numbers ranging from crowds of 1,000 to 25,000.…”

Section: Mass Gathering Medicinementioning

confidence: 99%

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Mass gathering medicine: a practical means of enhancing disaster preparedness in Canada

Lund

Gutman

Turris

2011

CJEM

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Background: We explore the health care literature and draw on two decades of experience in the provision of medical care at mass gatherings and special events to illustrate the complementary aspects of mass gathering medical support and disaster medicine. Most communities have occasions during which large numbers of people assemble in public or private spaces for the purpose of celebrating or participating in musical, sporting, cultural, religious, political, and other events. Collectively, these events are referred to as mass gatherings. The planning, preparation, and delivery of health-related services at mass gatherings are understood to be within the discipline of emergency medicine. As well, we note that owing to international events in recent years, there has been a heightened awareness of and interest in disaster medicine and the level of community preparedness for disasters. We propose that a synergy exists between mass gathering medicine and disaster medicine. Method: Literature review and comparative analysis. Results: Many aspects of the provision of medical support for mass gathering events overlap with the skill set and expertise required to plan and implement a successful medical response to a natural disaster, terrorist incident, or other form of disaster. Conclusions: There are several practical opportunities to link the two fields in a proactive manner. These opportunities should be pursued as a way to improve the level of disaster preparedness at the municipal, provincial, and national levels.

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Section: Mass Gathering Medicinementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mass Gathering Medicinementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mass Gathering Medicinementioning

confidence: 99%

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Mass gathering medicine: a practical means of enhancing disaster preparedness in Canada

Lund

Gutman

Turris

2011

CJEM

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“…Massenhysterie, bei der 150 Patienten zu betreuen waren. Obwohl es immer wieder schwer vorausplanbare Ereignisse [8,15,20] gibt, ist gerade bei solch geplanten Veranstaltungen [1,27] eine vorausschauende, adäquate und v. a. bedarfsgerechte Planung unabdingbar zur fordern [13,25]. Auch dies ist Aufgabe der Sanitätseinsatzleitung als suffiziente und notwendige Form der Prävention.…”

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“…Somit sind auch die beschriebenen Ereignisse in der Literatur äußerst schwer vergleichbar. Meist handelt es sich um Einzelfallbeschreibungen [1,8,13,15,16,20,21,25,27,29], die häufig retrospektiv erhoben wurden und einer -oft erheblichen -meist positiven "Anwender-Bias" unterliegen.…”

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Analyse der Inzidenz und Ursachen von Großschadensereignissen in einem süddeutschen Rettungsdienstbereich

Beck¹,

Bayeff-Filloff²,

Bischoff³

et al. 2002

Der Unfallchirurg

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All calls prospectively registered by the Augsburg Rescue Co-ordination Centre (ARCC) in the 5 years from July 1997 to June 2002 were analysed, distinguishing between the different types of damage, number of patients involved, and time of occurrence (time of day/season). The area served by the ARCC includes the city of Augsburg with its surrounding counties. An estimated 850,000 inhabitants live in this area of 4,100 square kilometers (1,600 square miles). Since 1998, more than 145,000 calls a year have been dealt with of which 28,000 were covered by emergency physicians. In the 5 year period discussed here, 75 large-scale-calls were registered, giving an average incidence of 1.25 calls/month. Most of the calls were fire alarms, followed by car accidents. In total, we were able to serve more than 800 patients. The lowest number per event was two people during an emergency landing of a sport aircraft; the largest number was about 150 patients during a large open-air event in the city. While there was no difference in the time of day at which the event happened, most occurred in November and December. Taking these results into account, the authors, supported by the members of the emergency physician team of the German Trauma Society, developed an algorithm describing the optimal procedure for mass casualty events. This is presented here. In mass casualty or large-scale emergency events, an experienced emergency physician is necessary to co-ordinate the rescue brigades on site.

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