Impacts on in-event, ambulance and emergency department services from patients presenting from a mass gathering event: A retrospective analysis.
Jamie RanseShane LensonToby KeeneMatt LutherBrandon BurkeAlison HuttonAmy Nb JohnstonJulia CrillyPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2018)
There was an impact on in-event, ambulance and ED services from this MGE but the in-event model of care may have limited ambulance usage and ED visits. The ED length of stay was greater than the national median, perhaps reflecting the appropriateness of transport and nature of care requirements while in the ED.
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