Estimation of healthcare resources at sporting events
| Autor: | Annika Hedelin, Per Örtenwall, Amir Khorram-Manesh, Andreas Berner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Estimation
Sweden Engineering business.industry Event (computing) Poison control Human factors and ergonomics Usability Pilot Projects Emergency Nursing Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Resource Allocation Health care Emergency Medicine Forensic engineering Health Resources Humans Operations management business Forecasting Sports |
| Zdroj: | Europe PubMed Central |
| ISSN: | 1049-023X |
| Popis: | Background:The consequences of a major incident at a sporting event could be catastrophic. Therefore, there should be an estimation of the healthcare resources at such events as part of the planning. Although there are National guidelines (e.g., Planning Safe Public Events: Practical Guidelines in Australia) defining the role of the healthcare system at sporting events, these guidelines either lack a simple calculating method to estimate the need for healthcare resources or the methods are complex and impractical to use. The objective of this study was to find a safe and easy method for the estimation of healthcare resources at sporting events.Methods:A model for the estimation of healthcare resources at music events recently has been approved in Sweden. After minor adjustments, this model was used at sport events by a number of planning officers. The models' accuracy and usability was evaluated by analyzing its outcome in a pilot and a controlled study using different sporting and non-sporting scenarios.Results:The pilot study showed that the model was valid and easily could be used for various sporting events. The obtained estimations were consistent with the methods used by experienced planning officers in 97% of cases. The results of the controlled study showed that by using this model, the minimum amount of resources required easily could be calculated at sporting events and by people with different backgrounds.Conclusions:This model safely can be used at sporting events. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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