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Impact of Patients Presenting with Alcohol and/or Drug Intoxication on In-Event Health Care Services at Mass-Gathering Events: An Integrative Literature Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2018

Makayla Bullock ,
Jamie Ranse  and
Alison Hutton
Makayla Bullock
Affiliation:
Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
Jamie Ranse
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Health, Southport, Queensland, Australia Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
Alison Hutton*
Affiliation:
Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia University of Newcastle, University Dr, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
*
Correspondence: Professor Alison Hutton, PhD University of New castle University Dr. Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia E-mail: alison.hutton@newcastle.edu.au
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Abstract

Background

There is a growing body of literature relating to mass-gathering events. A common thread amongst this literature, particularly the literature relating to music festivals, is the incidence of patients presenting with substance and/or alcohol intoxication. However, the impact of alcohol and/or drugs on the provision of in-event health care services has not been explored in detail.

Aim

The goal of this review was to develop an understanding of the impact of alcohol and/or drugs on in-event health care services at mass-gathering events.

Method

This paper used integrative review as a methodology. The articles included in this literature review were sourced by searching databases inclusive of Medline (Ovid; US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, Maryland USA), Scopus (Elsevier; Amsterdam, Netherlands), PsycINFO (Ovid; American Psychological Association; Washington DC, USA), and Pub Med (National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, Maryland USA). Identified manuscripts that met the inclusion criteria were thematically analyzed.

Results

In total, 12 manuscripts met the inclusion criteria for this review. A thematic analysis of these manuscripts identified three main themes: (i) predictive factors, (ii) patient presentation rates, and (iii) levels of care.

Conclusion:

Substance use and/or intoxication can place a strain on in-event medical services at mass-gathering events. Of the various types of mass-gathering events, music festivals appear to be the most affected by substance use and intoxication.

BullockM, RanseJ, HuttonA.Impact of Patients Presenting with Alcohol and/or Drug Intoxication on In-Event Health Care Services at Mass-Gathering Events: An Integrative Literature Review. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(5):539–542.

Keywords

alcoholdrugsin-event healthmass gatherings

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Type
Comprehensive Review
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 33 , Issue 5 , October 2018 , pp. 539 - 542
Copyright
© World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2018 

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Footnotes

Conflicts of interest: none

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