Medical Tent Utilization at 10-km Road Races: Injury, Illness, and Influencing Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To increase awareness of the need for coordinated medical care at 10-km races and to help direct future medical planning for these events.

Methods

We related medical encounter data from nineteen 10-km road races to runner, race, and environmental characteristics. We quantified the most commonly used resources and described the disposition of runners in these encounters.

Results

Across the 19 races and 90,265 finishers, there were 562 medical events for a cumulative incidence of 6.2 events per 1000 finishers (95% confidence interval, 5.7-6.8). Race size was associated with an increased incidence of medical events. Overall, the most common diagnosis was heat-related illness (1.6 per 1000 finishers), followed by musculoskeletal complaints (1.3 per 1000 finishers)

SUBMITTER: Breslow RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7371445 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature