Emergency healthcare delivery for young adults during a planned mass gathering: A retrospective observational study

Objective To describe patient presentation characteristics and outcomes for people aged 16–18 years pre, during and post a planned youth mass gathering event (MGE): ‘Schoolies week’ on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Methods This was a retrospective observational study, including patient presentations by all young adults requiring care in the ED or in‐event health services (EHS) over a 21‐day period in 2014. Data analysis included...