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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 1. Prehospital Care > |
Chapter 5. Mass Gatherings
Sections: Mass Gatherings: Introduction, Epidemiology, Components of a Medical Action Plan, Special Situations, References.
Topics Discussed: mass gathering medical care.
Excerpt:"Mass gathering medical care refers to the provision
of medical services to organized events or venues with relatively
large numbers of people in a defined geographic area. Typically,
mass gatherings are considered to be events that have at least 1000
people; however, this does not have to be the case.1,2 Although
the principles of mass gathering medical care traditionally apply
to congregations of large numbers of people, these principles also
apply to smaller venues with a relatively high concentration of people
in a limited space and those where it may not be easy to access
the general system of EMS. Therefore, the principles of mass gathering
medical care also apply to athletic events with fewer than 1000
people, as well as airplanes, cruise ships, and wilderness environments...."
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