title: Medical services of a multicultural summer camp event: experiences from the 22nd World Scout Jamboree, Sweden 2011.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Prevention and treatment of medical issues are the main task of a health service at a youth camp. However, only few reports about organisation and implementation of camp health care are available. This makes it difficult for future camp directors to plan and estimate the health care needed for a certain camp size. We summarize the experience in planning and running health care for the 22nd World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) 2011 in Sweden.
  
  
  METHODS
  During the WSJ, 40,061 participants from 146 nations were gathered in southern Sweden to a 12 day summer camp. Another 31,645 people were visitors. Members for the medical service were 153 volunteering medical professionals with different language and cultural backgrounds from 18 different countries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 40,061 participants 2,893 (7.3%) needed medical assistance. We found an equal distribution of cases to approximately one third surgical, one third medical and one third unspecified cases. Much energy was spent on health prevention, hygiene measures and organizing of psychological support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A youth camp with a multicultural population and a size of a small city demands flexible staff with high communication skills. Special attention should be paid in prevention of contagious diseases and taking care of psychological issues.
authors.forename: Ib
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jammer
authors.forename: Christina Allansdotter
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: Anna Lindholm
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Olinder
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Selander
authors.forename: Anna Elmerfeldt
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Wallinder
authors.forename: Stefan Rocco
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hansson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002165:Camping; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006285:Health Planning; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013548:Sweden