| Paralympic medical services for the 2010 paralympic winter games. | |
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PMID: 22222594 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: To present the planning and medical encounters for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. DESIGN: Prospective medical encounter study. SETTING: 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. PARTICIPANTS: Athletes, coaches, officials, workforce, volunteers, and media. ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS: Sport type: alpine, Nordic, and sledge hockey and curling. Participant type: athlete, workforce, and spectators. Terrain and speed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Medical encounters entered in database at competitive (alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, sledge hockey, and curling) and noncompetitive (Whistler and Vancouver Polyclinics, presentation centers, opening and closing ceremonies, media center, Paralympic Family Hotel) venues. RESULTS: Forty-two nations participated with 1350 Paralympic athletes, coaches, and officials. There were 2590 accredited medical encounters (657 athletes, 25.4%; 682 International Federation/National Paralympic Committee officials, 26.3%; 57 IPC, 2.2%; 8 media, 0.3%; 1075 workforce, 41.5%; 111 others, 4.3%) and 127 spectator encounters for a total of 2717 encounters. During the preopening period medical services saw 201 accredited personnel. The busiest venues during the Paralympic Games were the Whistler (1633 encounters) and Vancouver (748 encounters) Polyclinics. Alpine, sledge hockey, and curling were the busiest competitive venues. The majority of medical encounters were musculoskeletal (44.6%, n = 1156). Medical services recorded 1657 therapy treatments, 977 pharmaceutical prescriptions dispensed, 204 dental treatments, 353 imaging examinations (more than 50% from alpine skiing), and 390 laboratory tests. There were 24 ambulance transfers with 7 inpatient hospitalizations for a total of 24 inpatient days and 4 outpatient visits. CONCLUSIONS: The mandate to have minimal impact on the health services of Vancouver and the Olympic Corridor while offering excellent medical services to the Games was accomplished. This data will be valuable to future organizing committees. |
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Jack Taunton; Michael Wilkinson; Rick Celebrini; Robert Stewart; Treny Stasyniuk; Peter Van de Vliet; Stuart Willick; Josep Martinez Ferrer |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine Volume: 22 ISSN: 1536-3724 ISO Abbreviation: Clin J Sport Med Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-01-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9103300 Medline TA: Clin J Sport Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 10-20 Citation Subset: IM |
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*VANOC Medical Services, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada †Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ‡International Paralympic Committee, Medical Committee, Bonn, Germany. |
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