Medical cover at Scottish football matches: have the recommendations of the Gibson Report been met?
OBJECTIVE
To determine if doctors providing medical care at Scottish football stadiums meet the standards recommended by the Gibson Report.


METHODS
A postal questionnaire and telephone follow up of doctors involved with the 40 Scottish League teams.


RESULTS
47% of the doctors had not attended any relevant resuscitation courses and 72% had no training in major incident management.


CONCLUSIONS
The recommendations of the Gibson Report with regard to medical cover at football stadiums have not been fully implemented in Scotland.
Kerr
G W
GW
Accident and Emergency Department, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, Scotland.
Wilkie
S C
SC
McGuffie
C A
CA
D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008020:Life Support Care; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000193:education; D012606:Scotland; D012916:Soccer; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires