title: Analysis of presentations to on-site medical units during World Youth Day 2008.
abstract: World Youth Day 2008 was held in Sydney, Australia in July 2008. New South Wales (NSW) Health, the government health provider in Australia's most populous state, worked with partner agencies to provide medical services via on-site medical units at key event venues. A post-event review of medical records from the on-site medical units indicated 465 patient presentations, comprised largely of infectious respiratory symptoms and general health concerns of a primary care nature. Providing on-site health services is considered an important risk-mitigation action for many mass gatherings, especially those that generate a substantial temporary population of participants and take place over a number of days.
authors.affiliation: NSW Health World Youth Day 2008 Health Services Planning Team, Australia. sophie.tyner@doh.health.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Sophie E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Tyner
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hennessy
authors.forename: Lisa J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Coombs
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fizzell
mesh_terms: D003441:Crowding; D005392:First Aid; D006304:Health Status; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D008399:Mass Behavior; D008952:Mobile Health Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009517:New South Wales; D018570:Risk Assessment