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Chapter 8 - Security and Other Nonmedical Logistical Support Issues at Mass Gathering Events

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2024

By
Mark Shank ,
Colleen Shank ,
Emily Wheeler ,
Amy Lowther  and
Courtney Kirkland
Edited by
William J. Brady ,
Mark R. Sochor ,
Paul E. Pepe ,
John C. Maino II  and
K. Sophia Dyer
William J. Brady
Affiliation:
University of Virginia
Mark R. Sochor
Affiliation:
University of Virginia
Paul E. Pepe
Affiliation:
Metropolitan EMS Medical Directors Global Alliance, Florida
John C. Maino II
Affiliation:
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn
K. Sophia Dyer
Affiliation:
Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Massachusetts
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Summary

Suggestions as to the non-medical logistical issues that the event planners will encounter when planning their mass gathering event: security, transportation, communications, and hazardous materials issues.

Keywords

Transportationsecuritycommunicationsguest servicescustomer serviceresourcesuniformed policehazmatmissing personsdisaster planning
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Mass Gathering Medicine
A Guide to the Medical Management of Large Events
 , pp. 97 - 104
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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