A community-based model for medical management of a large scale sporting event

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 406-411

  Franc Law, Jeffrey Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Event coverage; Medical control guidelines; Prehospital care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY; STANDARDIZATION; STRATIFICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS MEDICINE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 33749452200     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsm.0000244608.45231.e4     Document Type: Article

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