Mass Gathering Event Medical Preparedness and Response: A Review of Canadian Legislation and Guidelines.

Autor:	Pigeon MA; BIDMC Disaster Medicine Fellowship, Boston, MA, USA.; Département de médecine de famille et médecine d'urgence, Faculté de médecine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada., Hertelendy A; BIDMC Disaster Medicine Fellowship, Boston, MA, USA.; Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business, & Herbert Werheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA., Hart A; BIDMC Disaster Medicine Fellowship, Boston, MA, USA.; Department of Emergency Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, USA.; University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA., Lund A; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada., Ranse J; Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.; Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia., Ciottone G; BIDMC Disaster Medicine Fellowship, Boston, MA, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Disaster medicine and public health preparedness [Disaster Med Public Health Prep] 2024 Mar 11; Vol. 18, pp. e50. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 11.
DOI:	10.1017/dmp.2024.38
Abstrakt:	Introduction: The mass gathering event (MGE) industry is growing globally, including in countries such as Canada. MGEs have been associated with a greater prevalence of injury and illness when compared with daily life events, despite most participants having few comorbidities. As such, adequate health, safety, and emergency medical planning is required. However, there is no single entity regulating these concerns for MGEs, resulting in the responsibility for health planning lying with event organizers. This study aims to compare the legislative requirements for MGE medical response systems in the 13 provinces and territories of Canada. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional descriptive analysis of Canadian legislation. Lists of publicly available legislative requirements were obtained by means of the emergency medical services directors and Health Ministries. Descriptive statistics were performed to compare legislation. Results: Of the 13 provinces and territories, 10 responded. For the missing 3, a law library review confirmed the absence of specific legislation. Most ( n = 6; 60%) provinces and territories referred to provisions in their Public Health laws. Four confirmed that MGE medical response was a municipal or local concern to be addressed by the event organizers. Conclusions: No provinces could list specific legislation guiding safety, health, and medical response for an MGE.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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