Mass-gatherings events provide a difficult setting for which to plan an appropriate
emergency medical response. Many of the variables that affect the level and types of …

A review of mass-gathering medicine literature published by the Journal Prehospital and
Disaster Medicine, demonstrates the progressive development of our knowledge and …

Mass gatherings (MGs) have been associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality from
non-communicable diseases, accidents, and terrorist attacks, thus posing complex public …

Mass gatherings are an increasingly common feature of modern society. However,
descriptive papers that focus on a single event or event type, dominate the literature, and …

The provision for emergency medical care for spectators and participants at large events is a
growing area of interest. This article describes the definition and characteristics of medical …

Context.—Mass gatherings like the 1996 Olympic Games require medical services for large
populations assembled under unusual circumstances. Objective.—To examine delivery of …

Objectives: Mass gatherings create difficult environments for which to plan emergency
medical responses. The purpose of this study was to identify those variables that are …

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to critically review the provision of medical care
at mass gatherings as described in 25 years of case reports. Specifically measured was the …

Objectives. To prospectively determine if on-site physicians at a mass gathering reduced the
number of ambulance transports to local medical facilities. The authors also wished to …

BACKGROUND: Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games was the second Games held amid the
COVID-19 pandemic. To a certain extent, it has altered the way sporting activities operate …