Mass-gathering medical care: A review of the literature

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 151-162

  Milsten, Andrew M ^a   Maguire, Brian J ^b   Bissell, Rick A ^b   Seaman, Kevin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

baseball; case mix; concerts; crowd surfing; event planning; football; mass gatherings; mosh pits; Olympics; rock concerts; sporting events

Indexed keywords

CROWDING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRST AID; HISTORY; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FIRST AID; HUMANS; MASS BEHAVIOR; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036666821     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00000388     Document Type: Review

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