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An Analysis of Patient Presentations at a 2-Day Mass-participation Cycling Event: The Ride to Conquer Cancer Case Series, 2010-2012

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Adam Lund ,
Sheila A. Turris ,
Peter Wang ,
Justin Mui ,
Kerrie Lewis  and
Samuel J. Gutman
Adam Lund
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sheila A. Turris*
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Peter Wang
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Science, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Justin Mui
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Kerrie Lewis
Affiliation:
Fraser Health Authority, Emergency Department, New Westminister, British Columbia, Canada
Samuel J. Gutman
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
*
Correspondence: Sheila Turris, PhD University of British Columbia Department of Emergency Medicine Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada E-mail [email protected]
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Abstract

Objective

To analyze the unique factors involved in providing medical support for a long-distance, cross-border, cycling event, and to describe patient presentations and event characteristics for the British Columbia (BC) Ride to Conquer Cancer from 2010 through 2012.

Methods

This study was a 3-year, descriptive case series report. Medical encounters were documented, prospectively, from 2010-2012 using an online registry. Data for event-related variables also were reported.

Results

Providing medical support for participants during the 2-day ride was complicated by communication challenges, weather conditions, and cross-border issues. The total number of participants for the ride increased from 2,252 in 2010 to 2,879 in 2011, and 3,011 in 2012. Patient presentation rates (PPRs) of 125.66, 155.26, and 198.93 (per 1,000 participants) were documented from 2010 through 2012. Over the course of three years, and not included in the PPR, an additional 3,840 encounters for “self-treatment” were documented.

Conclusions

The Ride to Conquer Cancer Series has shown that medical coverage at multi-day, cross-national cycling events must be planned carefully to face a unique set of circumstances, including legislative issues, long-distance communication capabilities, and highly mobile participants. This combination of factors leads to potentially higher PPRs than have been reported for noncycling events. This study also illuminates the additional workload “self-treatment” visits place on the medical team.

LundA , TurrisSA , WangP , MuiJ , LewisK , GutmanSJ . An Analysis of Patient Presentations at a 2-Day Mass-participation Cycling Event: The Ride to Conquer Cancer Case Series, 2010-2012. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014;29(4):1-8.

Keywords

case seriescharity ridelong-distance cyclingmass-gathering healthmass-gathering medicine
Type
Case Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , August 2014 , pp. 429 - 436
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2014 

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