Key result
A literature review identified key areas for improving medical support at major sporting events, including disease/injury statistics, interdepartmental interaction, and personnel training.
Why the study?
The study aimed to identify areas requiring improvement and development in organizing medical support for major sporting events from the perspective of a healthcare organizer.
Highlights the need for targeted personnel training, infrastructure development, and interdepartmental coordination to optimize medical support at major international sporting events.
May guide event medical planning; leaves open whether specific interventions improve outcomes.
Introduction. The article carries out a critical review of the literature and updates the emphasis in organizing the preparation and holding of major sporting events from the point of view of a healthcare organizer. Target: to identify areas of activity that require further improvement and development in the organization of medical support for major sporting events. Materials and methods. An analysis of the available literary sources of databases was carried out: RSCI, RusMed, Pubmed, Web of Science. Results. The most pressing groups of issues for further study and solution have been identified: the uniqueness, significance and complexity of sporting events; statistics and structure of diseases and injuries; features of the structure and course of medical conditions at sports facilities and events; organizing interaction between different services within the healthcare system and interdepartmental interaction; prevention and monitoring of infectious diseases; features of training of medical personnel. Conclusion. The holding of major sporting events, in turn, is a driver for the development of the healthcare system in the host city and country. Preparing for such an event requires the creation of a vision, operational plans, targeted training of personnel and infrastructure.
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Benyan et al. (2023) conducted a review in Medical support for major sporting events. Organization of medical support for major sporting events was evaluated on Areas of activity requiring improvement in medical support organization. A literature review identified key areas for improving medical support at major sporting events, including disease/injury statistics, interdepartmental interaction, and personnel training.
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