Prehospital and disaster medicine
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Prehosp Disaster Med · Jun 2015
Mass-gathering Medicine: Risks and Patient Presentations at a 2-Day Electronic Dance Music Event.
Music festivals, including electronic dance music events (EDMEs), increasingly are common in Canada and internationally. Part of a US $4.5 billion industry annually, the target audience is youth and young adults aged 15-25 years. Little is known about the impact of these events on local emergency departments (EDs). ⋯ Electronic dance music events have predictable risks and patient presentations, and appropriate on-site health care resources may reduce significantly the impact on the prehospital and emergency health resources in the host community.