Mass Gathering Medicine

1. An introduction to mass gathering medicine Steve Garbin, William Brady and Daniel Griffith; 2. Patient care at mass gathering events: basic, advanced, and critical care Erica Simon, Jonathan D. Trager and Bryan Wilson; 3. Prediction of medical need and event risk assessment at mass gathering events Thomas Hartka and Matthew A. Hewitt; 4. Medical logistics and operational planning for patient care Scott A. Goldberg, L. Scott Nichols, Michael S. Molloy and Gerald W. Meltzer II; 5. Medical and Medical Support Staffing at Mass Gathering Events Lucian A. Mirra; 6. Mass gathering medicine: equipment and planning considerations Robert Alexander, Tatum Lemly, Melanie Welcher and Kostas Alibertis; 7. Incident command system at mass gathering events Lucian A. Mirra; 8. Security and other non-medical logistical support issues Mark Shank, Colleen Shank, Emily Wheeler, Amy Lowther and Courtney Kirkland; 9. Understanding local, state and federal public safety, health care, and support agencies William Fales and Will Selde; 10. Common themes and general considerations across mass gathering event types Erica Simon, Jonathan D. Trager and Bryan Wilson; 11. Mass gathering events: youth, high school, collegiate, olympic, and professional sporting events Korin Hudson, Matthew Sedgley and Aaron J. Monseau; 12. Mass gathering events: music concerts and festivals Michael W. Bogosian, Gerald W. Meltzer II and Paul E. Pepe; 13. Mass gathering events: motor sport events Paul A. Kozak, Jeff Grange and John Aguilar; 14. VIP and executive medicine considerations at mass gathering events Asa M. Margolis, Glenn H. Asaeda and C. Crawford Mechem; 15. Mass gathering events: community events Ana Romero-Vasquez and K. Sophia Dyer; 16. Mass gathering events: endurance athletic events Kristin Whitney and Pierre d'Hemecourt; 17. Mass gathering events: extended duration events Sarah Kleinschmidt and Rebecca G. Breslow; 18. At-Risk populations within mass gathering events Megan C. Marino, Andrew L. Garrett, Aileen M. Marty and Piaul E. Pepe; 19. Crowd-related considerations: management, safety and dynamics Katie Klatt, Richard Serino, Edward Davis and Jennifer O. Grimes; 20. Civil unrest and terrorism at mass gathering events Pierre A. Carli, Debra G. Perina and Paul E. Pepe; 21. Impact of weather and climate change on mass gathering events John W. Martel and J.Matthew Sholl; 22. Occurrence of the MCI at a mass gathering event Gregory A. Peters and Eric Goralnick; 23. Touring medicine Paul E. Pepe, Gerald W. Meltzer II, L. Scott Nichols, Stephen E. Berry and Peter H. Hackett; 24. Infectious disease and mass gathering medicine Vivek Kak and Mehekmeet Bhatia; 25. Toxicology and mass gathering medicine Abigail Kerns, Brian Nao and John C. Maino II; 26. Medicolegal considerations in mass gathering Bruce Gehle; 27. Business considerations in mass gathering Andrew Matthews, L. Scott Nichols and Kevin M. Ryan.