1800 EVENTMEDICAL

EMS History

Leading the field in event medicine for over 3 decades ​​

Representing decades of clinical, field, and logistical experience, our team can provide you with the best event medical services.
Operating with a full scope of practice and a TGA Authority to administer medications EMS can cater for all your event needs.
Our teams consist of Australia's leading Paramedics, Nurses, Event Medics, Logistics teams, Medical Support teams and Doctors.
Our Specialist Event Medical Teams use State-of-the-Art Equipment, a world-first proactive and preventive medical assistance solution, provided in conjunction with our sister business CTrak.

EMS EVENT MEDICAL - MASS GATHERING EVENT MEDICAL SPECIALISTS

Mass gathering medicine, also known as event medicine, crowd medicine or mass gathering health, is a field of medicine that explores the health effects/risks of mass gatherings and the strategies that contribute positively to effective health services delivery during these events.
The reason for the development of the field of medicine is the fact that mass gatherings generate a higher incidence of injury and illness, maybe the subject to excessive use of drugs and alcohol, a catastrophic accident or attack with large numbers of injured or dead persons. Mass Gathering Medicine is viewed as a niche field of prehospital care in emergency medicine across the world.
Among the factors influencing the demand for health care at mass gatherings are:
Key purposes of Mass Gathering Medical Services at an event are:
  • the weather,
  • duration of the event,
  • if the crowd moves,
  • containment of the event (fenced/contained or not),
  • availability of alcohol/drugs,
  • the density of the crowd et al.,
  • possibility for spreading of communicable diseases
  • rapid access to the injured or ill patients,
  • effective stabilising and transporting injured or ill patients,
  • on-site care for minor injuries and illnesses
Mass gathering medicine support requires extensive planning in advance.
With the acknowledgement of growth in the area of Mass Gathering Medicine in Australia, there is a need for consistency in the research and evaluation of mass gathering events.
This is important because mass gatherings may impact on local health services and having a collective understanding of the impact of mass gatherings on local health services may mitigate any poor outcomes for patients.