Mass gatherings

Special events (mass gatherings, concerts, sporting events, political gatherings)... 

Parillo, S. J. (1995). Medical care at mass gatherings Consideration for physician involvement. Prehospital Disaster Medicine, 10, 273. 

Mass gatherings/events provide a difficult setting to render appropriate emergency care response. 

Nurses should possess minimum core competencies In orderto provide safe, effective patient care at mass gatherings. 

Managing Bnergencies Oitsiile of the HospitaL Special Evenis, Mass Gatherings, and Mass Casnaliy iKidiins... 

Any event that draws a large number of individuals to the same location at the same time creates a potential hazard to health and safety. Multiple variables are present during a mass gathering that interact to create the potential for increased illness and injuries to attendees. Mass gatherings provide difficult settings to plan for or render an... 

The nursing fundamentals practiced in normal daily situations and during smaller crises will be applicable during a special event or mass casualty situation. All nurses providing health care at mass gatherings must be competent in the basic principles of first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of the automated external defibrillator. In addition, the nurse should possess the following minimum core competencies ... 

Hypothermia may occur in settings that do not necessarily involve cold temperatures. It is especially likely in mass gatherings involving water, such as triathlons or citizen swim meets. The presence of rain in a nonwater event markedly increases the likelihood of hypothermia (Parrillo, 2002). 

Growd mood is an important and yet unpredictable variable in mass gatherings and can influence the... 

Where are the exits and escape routes located Are they clearly marked in all appropriate languages In the event that a mass gathering should decompensate into a MCI, every health care provider must be aware of the entire site layout, location of all escape routes, and how to activate the emergency operations plan (see chapter 1). 

Multiple interacting variables combine to create complexity and uncertainty to mass gathering health care planning. Advance preparation of our national nursing... 

Gordon, D. (1988). The pope s visit Mass gatherings and the EMS System. Emergency Medical Services, 17(1), 38-44. 

Jaslow, D., Yancey, A., Milsten, A. (2000). Mass gathering medical care [NAEMSP Position Paper]. Prehospital Emergency Care, 4(4) 359-360. 

Michael, J. A., Barbera, J. A. (1997). Mass gathering medical care A twenty-five year review. Prehospital Disaster Medicine, 12, 305-312. 

Milsten, A. M. (2006). From start to finish Physician usefulness at mass gathering events. ACEP Section of Disaster Medicine. Retrieved March If, 2007, from http //www2.acep.org/ l,33863,0.html... 

Parrillo, S. (1998). EMS and mass gatherings. E-medicine. Retrieved March 11, 2007 from http //www.emedicine.com/ Parillo, S. (2002). Medical care of mass gatherings. In D. E. Hogan J. L. Burstein (Eds.), Disaster medicine (pp. 274-278). Philadelphia Lippincott Williams Wilkins. 

Sanders, A. B., Criss, E., Steckl, R, Meislin, H. W., Raife, J., Allen, D. (1986). An analysis of medical care at mass gatherings. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 15, 515-519. 

Thompson, J. M., Savoia, G., Powell, G., Challis, E. B., Law, P. (1991). Level of medical care required at mass gatherings The XV Winter Olympic games in Calgary, Canada. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 20, 385-390. 

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