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Kienbacher CL, Herkner H, Alemu F, Rhodes JM, Al Rasheed N, Aldeghaither I, Barnawi E, Williams KA. Social mass gathering events influence emergency medical services call volume. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1394384. [PMID: 38873322 PMCID: PMC11169686 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1394384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Prior literature suggests that mass gathering events pose challenges to an emergency medical services (EMS) system. We aimed to investigate whether events influence EMS call rates. Materials and methods This study is a retrospective review of all primary response ambulance calls in Rhode Island (US) between January 1st, 2018 and August 31st, 2022. The number of EMS calls per day was taken from the state's EMS registry. Event data was collected using a Google (Google LLC, Mountain View, CA) search. We used separate Poisson regression models with the number of ambulance calls as the dependent and the social event categories sports, agricultural, music events, and public exhibitions as independent variables. All models controlled for the population at risk and the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results are presented as increases or decreases in calls per 100,000 inhabitants from the mean over the study period. Results The mean number of daily EMS calls was 38 ± 4 per 100,000 inhabitants. EMS encountered significantly more missions on days with music events (+3, 95% CI [2; 3]) and public exhibitions (+2, 95% CI [1; 2]). In contrast, days with agricultural events were associated with fewer calls (-1, 95% CI [-1; 0]). We did not find any effect of sports events on call rates. Conclusion Increased ambulance call volumes are observed on days with music events and public exhibitions. Days with agricultural events are associated with fewer EMS calls.
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Affiliation(s)
- Calvin Lukas Kienbacher
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Rhode Island Department of Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Providence, RI, United States
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- Rhode Island Department of Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Providence, RI, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
- Department of Emergency Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
- Pediatric Emergency Department, Emergency Medicine Administration, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States
- Rhode Island Department of Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Providence, RI, United States
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Sharma A. Raising awareness and mitigating risk of transmission of antimicrobial resistance during the upcoming 2024 Gangasagar religious mass gathering. New Microbes New Infect 2024; 56:101213. [PMID: 38223847 PMCID: PMC10784787 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2023.101213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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