Health Care Provision During a Sporting Mass Gathering: A Structure and Process Description of On-Site Care Delivery.
Amy N B JohnstonJasmine WadhamJosea Polong-BrownMichael AitkenJamie RanseAlison HuttonBrent RichardsJulia CrillyPublished in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2019)
This in-event model of emergency care delivery, established in an out-of-hospital location, enabled the delivery of acute health care that could be clearly described and defined. Staff reported satisfaction with their ability to provide a meaningful contribution to hospital avoidance and to the local community. With the number of sporting mass gatherings increasing, this temporary, in-event model of health care provision is one option for event and health care planners to consider.JohnstonANB, WadhamJ, Polong-BrownJ, AitkenM, RanseJ, HuttonA, RichardsB, CrillyJ.Health care provision during a sporting mass gathering: a structure and process description of on-site care delivery. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2019;34(1):62-71.