title: [Medical coverage of a road bicycle race].
abstract: Major sport events require adequate expertise and experience concerning medical coverage and support. Medical and ambulance services need to cover both participants and spectators. Likewise, residents at the venue need to be provided for. Concepts have to include the possibility of major incidents related to the event. Using the example of the Hamburg Cyclassics, a road bicycle race and major event for professional and amateur cyclists, this article describes the medical coverage, number of patients, types of injuries and emergencies. Objectives regarding the planning of future events and essential medical coverage are consequently discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin des Universitätsklinikums Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel. reifferscheid@anaesthesie.uni-kiel.de
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reifferscheid
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stuhr
authors.forename: Ulf
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schüler
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thoms
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Püschel
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kappus
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D000552:Ambulances; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries; D004282:Documentation; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology; D005858:Germany; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D000078329:Workforce