The Experience of a District General Hospital with a Large Outdoor Music Festival in England
| Autor: | R Yardley, A Kamour, M Longshaw, J Stuart |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies Recreational Drug business.industry 0211 other engineering and technologies Music festival 030208 emergency & critical care medicine 02 engineering and technology General Medicine Emergency department Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease humanities 03 medical and health sciences Health services 0302 clinical medicine Oral ingestion Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine medicine Medical emergency General hospital business |
| Zdroj: | Acute Medicine Journal. 16:65-68 |
| ISSN: | 1747-4884 |
| DOI: | 10.52964/amja.0657 |
| Popis: | Objectives: To assess the impact of the Parklife annual music festival on the local hospital, North Manchester General. Methods: Data was obtained retrospectively by analysis of emergency department records during the weekend of Parklife 2015. Results: 32 patients were identified, 56% reported taking drugs. 34% were admitted for overnight observation. 4 patients presented with methaemoglobinaemia following oral ingestion of amyl nitrate. One patient had a methaemoglobin fraction of 90.6%, which is amongst the most extreme recorded in literature. Conclusion: Music festivals can impose a burden on local health services. Organisers should operate an efficient surveillance system in order to prevent the sale and use of recreational drugs, providing adequate on-site health services and working in collaboration with local emergency services. |
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