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Analysis of Presentations to On-site Medical Units During World Youth Day 2008

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2012

Sophie E. Tyner ,
Louise Hennessy ,
Lisa J. Coombs  and
Jan Fizzell
Sophie E. Tyner*
Affiliation:
NSW Health World Youth Day 2008 Health Services Planning Team, Australia Office of the Chief Health Officer, New South Wales Department of Health, Australia
Louise Hennessy
Affiliation:
NSW Health World Youth Day 2008 Health Services Planning Team, Australia
Lisa J. Coombs
Affiliation:
NSW Health World Youth Day 2008 Health Services Planning Team, Australia
Jan Fizzell
Affiliation:
NSW Health World Youth Day 2008 Health Services Planning Team, Australia Office of the Chief Health Officer, New South Wales Department of Health, Australia
*
Correspondence: Sophie E. Tyner, MIPH Office of the Chief Health Officer NSW Health Locked Bag 961 North Sydney, NSW 2059, Australia E-mail [email protected]
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Abstract

World Youth Day 2008 was held in Sydney, Australia in July 2008. New South Wales (NSW) Health, the government health provider in Australia's most populous state, worked with partner agencies to provide medical services via on-site medical units at key event venues.

A post-event review of medical records from the on-site medical units indicated 465 patient presentations, comprised largely of infectious respiratory symptoms and general health concerns of a primary care nature. Providing on-site health services is considered an important risk-mitigation action for many mass gatherings, especially those that generate a substantial temporary population of participants and take place over a number of days.

TynerSE, HennessyL, CoombsLJ, FizzellJ. Analysis of Presentations to On-site Medical Units During World Youth Day 2008. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012;27(6):1-6.

Keywords

emergency preparednessinfectious disease outbreaksmass gatheringsurveillanceWorld Youth Day
Type
Special report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 27 , Issue 6 , December 2012 , pp. 595 - 600
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2012

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