Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST wbIR0xL4. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Context. - Mass gatherings like the 1996 Olympic Games require medical services for large populations assembled under unusual circumstances. Objective. To examine delivery of medical services and to provide data for planning future events. Deslgn. - Observational cohort study, with review of medical records at Olympics medical facilities. Setting. - One large multipurpose clinic and 128 medical aid stations operating at Olympics-sponsored sites in the vicinity of Atlanta, Ga. Participants. - A total of 10 715 patients, including 1804 athletes, 890 officials, 480 Olympic dignitaries, 3280 volunteers, 3482 spectators, and 779 others who received medical care from a physician at an Olympic medical station. Main Outcome Measures. - Number of injuries and cases of heat-related illness among participant categories, medical use rates among participants with official Games credentials, and use rates per 10 000 persons attending athletic competitions. Results. - Injuries, accounting for 35% of all medical visits, were more common among athletes (51.9% of their visits, P<. than among other groups. injuries accounted for of all groups combined. spectators and volunteers most p the visits heat-related illness. rates number medical encounters treated by a physician were highest athletes per persons lowest overall treatment rate was>
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