- Title
- Impact of Patients Presenting with Alcohol and/or Drug Intoxication on In-Event Health Care Services at Mass-Gathering Events: An Integrative Literature Review
- Creator
- Bullock, Makayla; Ranse, Jamie; Hutton, Alison
- Relation
- Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Vol. 33, Issue 5, p. 539-542
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X1800078X
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Background: There is a growing body of literature relating to mass-gathering events. A common thread amongst this literature, particularly the literature relating to music festivals, is the incidence of patients presenting with substance and/or alcohol intoxication. However, the impact of alcohol and/or drugs on the provision of in-event health care services has not been explored in detail. Aim. The goal of this review was to develop an understanding of the impact of alcohol and/or drugs on in-event health care services at mass-gathering events. Method: This paper used integrative review as a methodology. The articles included in this literature review were sourced by searching databases inclusive of Medline (Ovid; US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, Maryland USA), Scopus (Elsevier; Amsterdam, Netherlands), PsycINFO (Ovid; American Psychological Association; Washington DC, USA), and Pub Med (National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, Maryland USA). Identified manuscripts that met the inclusion criteria were thematically analyzed. Results. In total, 12 manuscripts met the inclusion criteria for this review. A thematic analysis of these manuscripts identified three main themes: (i) predictive factors, (ii) patient presentation rates, and (iii) levels of care. Conclusion: Substance use and/or intoxication can place a strain on in-event medical services at mass-gathering events. Of the various types of mass-gathering events, music festivals appear to be the most affected by substance use and intoxication.
- Subject
- alcohol; drugs; in-event health; mass gatherings
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1466601
- Identifier
- uon:47601
- Identifier
- ISSN:1049-023X
- Language
- eng
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