Mass gathering medicine: A review

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 68-72

  De Lorenzo, Robert A ^a,b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

confined spaces; costs; crowds; emergency medical services; equipment; mass gathering; mass gathering medicine; medical control; medical coverage of mass gatherings; non conveyance; organization; physician involvement at mass gatherings; planning; spectators; staffing; training; transportation; weather

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS;

EID: 0030624443     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00037250     Document Type: Article

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