Medical Care During the November 1969 Antiwar Demonstrations in Washington, DC
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 127 (1) , 67-69
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1971.00310130071007
Abstract
Large demonstrations, mass rallies of varying degrees of peacefulness ranging from quiet gatherings to violent confrontations, riots, and such "happenings" as rock music festivals must be recognized as common events in the United States today. Physicians must be prepared to care for these large numbers of people under conditions considerably more primitive than at conventional gatherings. Two kinds of medical problems arise from crowds of this magnitude—those routine medical problems that are statistically to be expected and those unique to the event, such as trauma, exposure, fatigue, poor sanitation, hunger, drug reactions, tear gas exposure, and psychiatric problems. A protocol for the delivery of medical care during civil disorders has been previously presented.1This paper describes the program of medical care organized by the Washington, DC, Chapter of the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) for the mass antiwar demonstrations of Nov 13, 14, and 15, 1969, in Washington,This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: