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Variables Influencing Medical Usage Rates, Injury Patterns, and Levels of Care for Mass Gatherings[1]
Summary
A three-year retrospective review of 216 events (baseball, football, rock concerts; total attendance ~9.7 million) in one metropolitan region examined variables associated with medical usage rate (MUR, per 10,000). Overall MUR was 6.1; concerts (30) far exceeded football (6.75) and baseball (4.85), and a single concert with mosh pits reached 110. MUR was higher at apparent temperatures ≥80°F (8.1 vs 4.9). 84% of care was minor/basic and most cases were medical (69%) rather than traumatic.
So what
Event type and apparent temperature are the strongest predictors of medical usage and injury pattern — a rock concert (especially with mosh pits) and hot weather should trigger materially higher staffing than a ballgame of similar size.
Key findings
- Overall MUR 6.1 per 10,000; baseball 4.85, football 6.75, rock concerts 30.
- Concert with mosh pits: MUR 110 per 10,000.
- MUR higher at apparent temperature ≥80°F (8.1 vs 4.9).
- 84% of care was minor/basic; 69% of cases medical vs 31% trauma.
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