1. Understanding and identifyingpotential risks for participants at music festivals Ally HuttonJamie Ranse Paul Arbon

2. Aim To understand the nature of patientpresentations at outdoor music festivals aroundAustralia Develop health promotionstrategies Effective planning of onsite services. 3. Background Music festivals (MF)produce a higher rate ofinjury than other types ofMass Gatherings Australian MF bounded,and have on-site carefacilities Past; single events arewritten up difficult togeneralise to other events 4. Method De-identified OB12s from NSW, SA,VIC and QLD Entered into a DatabasePresentationIndividualReason Description CasualtyTime Duration of forCodeDate No Time InOutTreatment Birthday Age Gender EventQLDPL 25/09/2010 120:10:00 20:23:00 0:13:00 2/04/1974362 Ill in stomach, had not eaten, Dehydration?QLDPL 25/09/2010 220:05:00 20:20:00 0:15:00 3/12/1986231 Not eaten, sweaty, blurred visionQLDPL 25/09/2010 315:25:00 15:37:00 0:12:00 23/09/1991 191 Old injury -index fingerQLDPL 25/09/2010 415:55:00 15:57:00 0:02:00 23/09/1991 191 Old injury - index finger Abrasion on knee. Been drinking.QLDPL 25/09/2010 517:03:00 17:16:00 0:13:00 23/02/1989 211 Treated with saline, gauze & micro tapeQLDPL 25/09/2010 615:38:00 15:39:00 0:01:00 UnknownUnknown 2 Headache. Requested Paracetamol Difficulty balancing. Spinning head.QLDPL 25/09/2010 714:10:00 16:15:00 2:05:00 2/01/1990201 Suspected intoxication 3 vodka Red Bulls. Felt unwell.QLDPL 25/09/2010 817:03:00 17:16:00 0:13:00 3/05/1986241 Possible food poisoning. Rest & reassurance 5. Coding(1) Arbon, Bridgewater & Smith Cardiac (non arrest) Cardiac Respiratory (Nonasthma) Asthma Heat Related Illness Laceration Fracture Drug and Alcohol Related Minor Injury Minor Problem Other 6. Coding (2) Data Dictionary Injury Illness Environmental Mental Health 7. Data - Gender1181 8. Presentations across 3 states 1198 9. Data Dictionary 1575112861721 10. DD Injuries - % 11. DD- Illness - % 12. DD Environmental - % 13. DD Outcomes - % 14. Across events Park Life (QLD & VIC) Future Music (QLD &VIC) BDO (SA & VIC) 15. Park LifePark Life Data Dictionary: Raw DataPark Life Data Dictionary: Overall 19.42%21.58%80.00Number of Patient60.00Presentations40.00 Injury20.00QLDPL 0.00Illness VICPL Environmentalylth l star es juea enIllnInlH Mental Health nmtair oen v MEn Type of Patient Presentation58.99% Park Life Data Dictionary: OverallPercentage of PatientPresentations (5)70.0060.0050.0040.0030.0020.0010.00 0.00 Inj ury Il l nes s Envi ronmenta lMenta l Heal th Type of Patient Presentation 16. Future Music Future Music Data Dictionary: Raw Future Music Data Dictionary: DataOverall 2.58%6026.18% Injury35.19%Number of Patient40 IllnessPresentationsQLDFM20 EnvironmentalVICFM Mental Health 0 InjuryIllnessEnvironmentalMental HealthType of Patient Presentation 36.05% Future Music Data Dictionary: Overall Presentations (%) 40.00Percentage of 30.00Patient 20.00 10.000.00 Injury Ill ness Envi ronmental Mental Heal thType of Patient Presentation 17. Big Day OutBig Day Out Data Dictionary: Raw Big Day Out Data Dictionary: OverallData12.57% 0.53%24.60%300 InjuryNumber of Patient200Presentations100IllnessSABDO0 EnvironmentalVICBDOys Mental Health.. .res ju..lHIlln n.Inta ir oenv En M Type of Patient Presentation 62.30% Big Day Out Data Dictionary: Overall Percentage of Patient 70.00 Presentations (%) 60.00 50.00 40.00 30.00 20.00 10.000.00 InjuryIl lness Envi ronmental Mental Heal thType of Patient Presentation 18. What does it mean? Categories of presentations are general;- give us an insight into the various wayspeople are presenting at these events What is known anecdotally is confirmedthrough quantitative data Gives us a platform for further research Data from single events confirmed across the4 states Illness and injury the main presentations Followed by drug and alcohol