Level of Emergency Medical care Required in Religious Mass Gathering.
- Author:
Kwan Mo YANG
;
Tae Wook KWON
;
Du Young HWANG
;
Hwan LEE
;
Joo Il HWANG
;
Se Kyung KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Ambulances;
Emergencies*;
Humans;
Pharmacists;
Retrospective Studies;
Triage
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
1997;8(2):179-184
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
STUDY OBJECTIVE: determine the level of medical care required for mass gatherings and describe the types of medical problems encountered in a religious mass gathered ceremony. DESIGN: Standard charts and a four-tiered triage system(minor, moderate, urgent, and emergent) were developed before the event. The triage system was applied to each chart retrospectively by a single emergency physician. SETTING: Medical staff(10 physicians,13 nurses,1 pharmacist, and 54 first-aid attendants) were based in 8 advanced life support (ALS) clinics. INTERVENTIONS: First-aid attendants referred patients to the clinics, where nurses conducted initial assessments and referred patients to physicians at the venue. Three ambulances were stationed at the venues. RESULT: 22 trauma patients were developed and 183 medical complaints were encountered. Only 7 urgent medical problems were encountered.
