Lessons on Mass Gatherings Learned From the 2019 Union Cycliste Internationale Mountain Bike World Cup.

Paul Craven,Joseph Hansroth,Scott W Findley,Kimberly D Quedado,Aaron Monseau,Christopher S Goode,Brenden Balcik,Shane Dragan,Nicholas Chill

doi:10.7759/cureus.14275

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Journal: Cureus	Publication Date: Apr 3, 2021
Citations: 2	License type: cc-by

Affiliation: West Virginia University

Abstract

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Mountain Bike World Cup in 2019 provided unique challenges for effective prehospital care. While on-site medical care has demonstrated improved outcomes along with reduced emergency department and emergency medical services (EMS) utilization, this aspect has not been well documented in the literature with respect to rural mass gathering events (MGEs). Conducted at a large mass gathering event in a geographically isolated area, this study aimed to assess the medical needs at this specific event and will hopefully assist in future coordination of similar events.All patients who were treated at the event clinic were included in the analysis. Primary investigators collected and recorded data while providing care. We believe the on-site clinic was successful in reducing barriers to healthcare by improving access, streamlining the treatment process, and optimizing resource utilization. This benefit extended to race participants, support staff, spectators, and the local EMS system.

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Why this is uniqueThere has been an increase in mass gathering events (MGEs) in remote areas secondary to an increase in participation in adventure sports [1]
Their ages ranged from 10 to 66 years, with 21 (50%) patients being from the United States (US) and the remaining 21 patients representing other countries
Four of the 42 (10%) patients presented for follow-up care for injuries sustained at prior events

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There has been an increase in mass gathering events (MGEs) in remote areas secondary to an increase in participation in adventure sports [1]. These elite athletes are typically young and healthy, there is an increased risk of injury among them due to the nature of the events [2,3]. While mountain bike injuries and large MGEs-related care have been documented, there is scarce data available in the literature related to the combination of rural MGE and mountain bike medical care. The goal of this study was to document the care deployed at a mass gathering at a mountain biking event held in a remote area of West Virginia (WV)

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