23/03/2025
Planning an Event? Hereโs When to Engage First Aid & Medical Services
If youโre organising a festival, sporting event, market, or large gathering, ensuring you have appropriate first aid and medical support is more than a formality โ itโs a key part of your risk management and duty of care.
At Event Medical Plus, we provide professional, scalable medical services for events of all types across South Australia. But how do you know when it's time to engage us?
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When Should You Engage Medical Services?
You should engage first aid and medical services if your event involves:
1. Large Crowds โ 500+ attendees
Medical presentations increase with crowd size, including dehydration, soft-tissue injuries, and cardiac events.
2. High-Risk Activities or Environments
Events featuring motorsport, contact sport, water-based activities, fireworks, heights, or hot conditions carry an elevated risk of injury.
3. Remote, Rural or Difficult Access Locations
In areas where ambulance access may be delayed, having trained medical staff and response vehicles on-site is a critical safety measure.
4. Higher-Risk Attendee Groups
Events with children, elderly patrons, or people with disability or underlying medical conditions benefit from immediate care availability.
5. Long-Duration or Night-Time Events
Fatigue, dehydration, and behavioural risks increase over time, especially with reduced lighting and visibility.
6. Alcohol or Substance Use
Events involving alcohol or where illicit substance use is anticipated often result in increased presentations requiring clinical attention.
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Why Medical Coverage Matters
- Enables fast, on-site response to incidents
- Reduces the burden on public health and emergency services
- Supports your legal and ethical duty of care
- Boosts attendee confidence and event reputation
- Acknowledges that adverse events may occur โ and having competent, professional medical services on-site helps reduce the severity of outcomes when they do
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What We Provide
- Our flexible service options include:
- Qualified Responders, Paramedics, and Nurses
- Stretcher-capable ambulances
- Fast Intervention Vehicles (FIVs) for rapid scene response
- 4WD response vehicles for off-road or rural environments
- Support with planning, positioning, and integration with your event operations
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Not Sure What Level of Coverage You Need?
We offer obligation-free risk assessments and planning support to help you meet compliance and care standards with confidence.
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Event Medical Plus
Professional. Prepared. On Call.
www.eventmedicalplus.com.au | 1300 860 048 | enquires@eventmedicalplus.com.au
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References
1. Arbon, P. (2007). The development of conceptual models for mass-gathering health. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 22(2), 89โ93.
2. Arbon, P. (2004). Mass-gathering medicine: A review of the evidence and future directions for research. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 19(3), 149โ154.
3. Arbon, P., & Bridgewater, F. H. (2002). Mass-gathering medicine: Risk and healthcare resource considerations. The Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 17(1), 20โ25.
4. Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR). Safe and Healthy Mass Gatherings: A Planning Guide.
5. Australian Government Department of Health (2009). Mass Gatherings Health Guidelines.
6. Emergency Management Australia. Manual 6 โ Safe and Healthy Mass Gatherings.
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