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Measuring the Masses: The Current State of Mass-Gathering Medical Case Reporting (Paper 1)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2021

Sheila Turris ,
Haddon Rabb Open the ORCID record for Haddon Rabb [Opens in a new window] ,
Matthew Brendan Munn ,
Elizabeth Chasmar ,
Christopher W. Callaghan ,
Jamie Ranse  and
Adam Lund
Sheila Turris
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Haddon Rabb*
Affiliation:
Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Matthew Brendan Munn
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Elizabeth Chasmar
Affiliation:
Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Christopher W. Callaghan
Affiliation:
Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
Jamie Ranse
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Health, Southport, Queensland, Australia Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Adam Lund
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
*
Correspondence: Haddon Rabb, BSc, RN, Mass Gathering Medicine Interest Group, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, E-mail: haddonrabb@gmail.com
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Abstract

Introduction:

Case reports are commonly used to report the health outcomes of mass gatherings (MGs), and many published reports of MGs demonstrate substantial heterogeneity of included descriptors. As such, it is challenging to perform rigorous comparisons of health services and outcomes between similar and dissimilar events. The degree of variation in published reports has not yet been investigated.

Objective:

Examine patterns of post-event medical reporting in the existing literature and identify inconsistencies in reporting.

Methods:

A systematic review of case reports was conducted. Included were English studies, published between January 2009 and December 2018, in Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (PDM) or Current Sports Medicine Reports (CSMR). Analysis of each paper was used to develop a list of 27 categories of data.

Results:

Seventy-five studies were initially reviewed with 54 publications meeting the inclusion criteria. Forty-two were full case reports (78%) and 12 were conference proceedings (22%). Of the 27 categories of data studied, only 13 were consistently reported in more than 50% of publications. Reporting patterns included inconsistent use of terminology/language and variable retrievability of reports. Reporting on event descriptors, hazard and risk analysis, and clinical outcomes were also inconsistent.

Discussion:

Case reports are essential tools for researchers and event team members such as medical directors and event producers. The authors found that current case reports, in addition to being inconsistent in content, were generally descriptive rather than explanatory; that is, focused on describing the outcomes as opposed to exploring possible connections between context and health outcomes.

Conclusion:

This paper quantifies and demonstrates the current state of heterogeneity in MG event reporting. This heterogeneity is a significant impediment to the functional use of published reports to further the science of MG planning and to improve health outcomes. Future work based on the insights gained from this analysis will aim to align and standardize reporting to improve the quality and value of event reporting.

Keywords

case reportingmass gatheringmass-gathering healthmass-gathering medicinesystematic review
Type
Systematic Review
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , April 2021 , pp. 202 - 210
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine

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