Chapter 58. The Ambulance service at mass gatherings
Casualty estimates
Casualty figures reported at mass gatherings range from 0.11 per thousand to 9.0 per thousand. Weather conditions and other factors cause wide daily variations at similar events.
A mass gathering is defined as a collection of 1000 people or more
Casualty types
• About 20–25% of the work is caused by pre-existing disease (such as diabetes mellitus, bronchitis, epilepsy and ischaemic heart disease)
• 20–30% is due to trauma such as sprains, strains and abrasions, burns and scalds, foreign bodies in the eye and blisters
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