OBJECTIVE: To analyze 802 emergency cases transported from venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, in order to study the characteristics of critically ill patients and injured in mass gatherings for the purpose of improving medical care and transportation. METHODS: Using the standard medical encounter form system (MEFS) formulated by International Olympic Committee (IOC), the data of patients treated in various venues of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (2008-07-27 T 09:00/2008-08-27 T 23:00) were analyzed. RESULTS: Eight hundred and two patients had been transported from 227 medical stations of different venues, including 471 male, 331 female, with a mean age of 42.67 years. According to MEFS, 802 patients were divided into 12 types of diseases, i.e. injury (39.03%), digestive disorder (21.82%), cardiovascular disorder (7.36%), respiratory disorder (6.48%), nervous-sensory disorder (6.23%), skin diseases (4.49%), eye disorder (4.24%), ear-nose-throat disorders (3.74%), heat related illness (3.37%), genito-urinary disorder (1.87%), dental disorder (1.37%), psychiatric disorder (0). Patients as grouped according to occupation: workforce (34.04%), non-registered (33.29%), others (13.59%), athletes (12.72%), VIP (3.74%), media (2.62%). CONCLUSION: During a mass gathering the plan for medical support should be formulated with the medical treatment of commonly occurred diseases and high-risk individuals in order to establish an efficient medical emergency transport system.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze 802 emergency cases transported from venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, in order to study the characteristics of critically illpatients and injured in mass gatherings for the purpose of improving medical care and transportation. METHODS: Using the standard medical encounter form system (MEFS) formulated by International Olympic Committee (IOC), the data of patients treated in various venues of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (2008-07-27 T 09:00/2008-08-27 T 23:00) were analyzed. RESULTS: Eight hundred and two patients had been transported from 227 medical stations of different venues, including 471 male, 331 female, with a mean age of 42.67 years. According to MEFS, 802 patients were divided into 12 types of diseases, i.e. injury (39.03%), digestive disorder (21.82%), cardiovascular disorder (7.36%), respiratory disorder (6.48%), nervous-sensory disorder (6.23%), skin diseases (4.49%), eye disorder (4.24%), ear-nose-throat disorders (3.74%), heat related illness (3.37%), genito-urinary disorder (1.87%), dental disorder (1.37%), psychiatric disorder (0). Patients as grouped according to occupation: workforce (34.04%), non-registered (33.29%), others (13.59%), athletes (12.72%), VIP (3.74%), media (2.62%). CONCLUSION: During a mass gathering the plan for medical support should be formulated with the medical treatment of commonly occurred diseases and high-risk individuals in order to establish an efficient medical emergency transport system.