Medical resources deployed for the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar

Alinier, Guillaume; Pullian, Naven; Dyk, Nicol van; Rehn, David; Tilley, Damon; Jeanguyot, Nikki; Holtzhausen, Louis; Adamuz, Carmen; Gharib, Ramy; Shamso, Shaneer; Geertsema, Liesel; Geertsema, Celeste; Rekik, R; Targett, Stephen; Ergen, Emin; Morris, Brendon; Alonso, Juan-Manuel

doi:10.5339/jemtac.2022.qhc.3

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“…By the end of the study period, responses were downloaded in a "comma-separated values" (CSV) format file. The MIM included 37 questions: 12 general questions, including five demographic questions; seven about national practices and policies; six regarding international cooperation; seven on hospital preparedness; and five about mass gatherings as the MENA frequently organise many mass-gathering events, such as the Hajj in Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, religious events in Karbala and Arbaeen in Iraq, Christian pilgrimages in Jerusalem, Jewish pilgrimages in Djerba in Tunisia [26], sporting events such as the recent International Federation of Association Football World Cup 2022 and the approaching basketball World Cup in 2027 in Qatar, Arabic, Asian, and African championships' leagues, and other festivals [27]- [29].…”

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Perspectives on Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Threats in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques

Farhat,

Alinier,

Helou

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Health Security

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Perspectives on Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Threats in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques

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Helou

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“… 1 , 2 Although significant resources are deployed to respond to the medical needs of athletes and spectators in terms of manpower and temporary health facilities, a proportion of patients may require urgent transportation to hospital or other specialized healthcare facility for definitive care. 3 In the State of Qatar, patient transportation options are usually by road, using ambulances, or by air, using helicopter emergency medical services.…”

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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM stadium patient evacuation: A system testing simulation-based exercise

Gangaram

Thomson

Morris

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Qatar Medical Journal

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Background: As the State of Qatar is soon to host the Federation International of Football Associations (FIFA) 2022 World Cup tournament, the health sector has also been preparing for the event to increase its capacity to meet the expected additional health demand. The readiness of the health sector is being tested and improved through a number of simulation-based exercises. In this case, it relates to testing in a realistic manner the complete evacuation process of a patient using two very different modes of transportation, from a distant FIFA stadium up to the handover phase in the main trauma center in the State of Qatar. Method: In this controlled simulation-based pilot study, the total evacuation time of a patient from the 60,000-fan capacity Al Bayt Stadium (ABS), situated in a rural northern part of Qatar, to Hamad General Hospital (HGH) Trauma Resuscitation Unit (TRU) situated approximately 50 km away, was compared when transported by helicopter and by ambulance. The Scenario for the simulation was based on a player who sustained a fractured lower leg and a concussion during a football match and needed urgent evacuation from the ABS Players’ Medical Clinic near Al Khor to HGH in Doha. The same Scenario was enacted twice, the first time with a ground Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service (HMCAS) ambulance and the second time with an HMCAS LifeFlight helicopter. Results: The transportation phase for Scenario 2 (LifeFlight helicopter) was 63% faster than for Scenario 1 (ground ambulance). However, upon arrival at HGH, the patient arrived sooner at the TRU in Scenario 1 compared with Scenario 2. The overall mission time was thus only 6 minutes and 22 seconds faster by LifeFlight helicopter as compared with the ground ambulance. Conclusions: According to this simulation-based pilot study, using a helicopter to transport patients 50 km from the ABS 2022 FIFA World Cup stadium to the HGH TRU was only marginally faster by helicopter than using a ground-based ambulance. In addition, the ambulance was not using emergency driving operations, which when used would have further reduced the time taken for the ambulance to reach HGH TRU. Therefore, having a helicopter on standby there would not significantly improve the transport time of a critically ill/injured patient’s access to definitive care and will not be available during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 TM unless it is called upon to respond to a mass casualty incident or bring additional Critical Care Paramedic resources to the stadium.

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Medical resources deployed for the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar

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Perspectives on Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Threats in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques

Perspectives on Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Threats in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM stadium patient evacuation: A system testing simulation-based exercise

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