Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK.
Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012 Oct;27(5):458-62. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X12000830. Epub 2012 Jul 5.
Event planning for mass gatherings involves the utilization of methods that prospectively can predict medical resource use. However, there is growing recognition that historical data for a specific event can help to accurately forecast medical requirements. This study was designed to investigate the differences in medical usage rates between two popular mass-gathering sports events in the UK: rugby matches and horse races.
A retrospective study of all attendee consultations with the on-site medical teams at the Leicester Tigers Rugby Football Club and the Leicester Racecourse from September 2008 through August 2009 was undertaken. Patient demographics, medical usage rates, level of care, as well as professional input and the effects of alcohol use were recorded.
Medical usage rates were higher at the Leicester Racecourse (P < .01), although the demographics of the patients were similar and included 24% children and 16% staff. There was no difference in level of care required between the two venues with the majority of cases being minor, although a higher proportion of casualties at the Leicester Tigers event were seen by a health care professional compared with the Leicester Racecourse (P < .001). Alcohol was a contributing factor in only 5% of consultations.
These two major sporting venues had similar attendance requirements for medical treatment that are comparable to other mass-gathering sports events. High levels of staff and pediatric presentations may have an impact on human resource planning for events on a larger scale, and the separation of treatment areas may help to minimize the number of unnecessary or opportunistic reviews by the on-site health care professionals.
大型集会活动的策划涉及到前瞻性地预测医疗资源使用的方法。然而，人们越来越认识到，特定活动的历史数据可以帮助准确预测医疗需求。本研究旨在调查英国两项流行的大型集会运动（橄榄球比赛和赛马）的医疗使用率之间的差异。
对 2008 年 9 月至 2009 年 8 月莱斯特老虎橄榄球俱乐部和莱斯特赛马场现场医疗队治疗的所有就诊者的咨询情况进行回顾性研究。记录患者人口统计学数据、医疗使用率、护理水平以及专业人员的投入情况和酒精使用的影响。
莱斯特赛马场的医疗使用率更高（P<0.01），尽管患者的人口统计学特征相似，包括 24%的儿童和 16%的工作人员。两个场馆所需的护理水平没有差异，大多数病例为轻度，但莱斯特老虎赛事的更多伤亡人员需要接受医疗保健专业人员的治疗，而不是莱斯特赛马场（P<0.001）。酒精仅在 5%的咨询中是一个促成因素。
这两个主要的体育场馆对医疗治疗的需求相似，与其他大型集会运动赛事相当。高水平的工作人员和儿科就诊可能会对更大规模活动的人力资源规划产生影响，而治疗区的分离可能有助于减少现场医疗保健专业人员不必要或机会性的审查次数。
