Emergency medicine at a large rock festival.
Open Access
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Emergency Medicine Journal
- Vol. 13 (1) , 26-27
- https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.13.1.26
Abstract
The organisation of on-site medical personnel and facilities is described for an open air rock concert attended by 62,000 people. Care of the majority of patients was completed on site, avoiding an increased workload for local hospitals and general practitioners. Many of the head injuries could have been avoided by preventing the distribution of promotional items and large drinks containers which were thrown as missiles.Keywords
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