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RTO # 40833

Mass Gathering Event Medicine: Australian Principles & Practice

The definitive Course for festival and concert medical operations.

Written by Dr Mike Hammond (PhD, PHCEM, PA-RM), with 34 years of experience in mass gathering event medicine, this comprehensive course includes

  • a Course textbook,
  • Course presentation,
  • Course Podcast (MP3),
  • Course Study Guide,
  • a Set of Full Lesson Plans (Module 1-4) (Modules 5-8),
  • Course Overview,
  • infographic,
  • Mind Map, Key & Competency Mapping,
  • Course Doc in pdf, Skills sign-off doc
  • and Safety_Integrated_Framework.pdf,

Delivering practical, evidence-based guidance for paramedics, emergency doctors, nurses, event medics, and EMTs working at festivals, concerts, and mass gatherings.

Emphasis is on the Australian Events Industry; however, it can be adapted to any world region.

 

What’s Inside:

  • 15 comprehensive sections covering risk assessment, toxicology, heat illness, crowd crush, resuscitation, incident management, clinical operations, and quality improvement

    Chapter 1: Event Risk Assessment & Planning

    1.1 The Australian Context (NSW default)

    1.2 NSW Festival Guidelines Integration

    1.3 NSW Festival Compliance Checklist

    1.4 Risk Modelling & Arson Protocol

    1.5 Staffing Models

    Chapter 2: Jurisdictional Frameworks

    2.1 National Regulation (AHPRA)

    2.2 Legislation: Drugs, Poisons & Health Acts

    2.3 Ambulance Liaison & Escalation

    Chapter 3: Legal & Ethical Considerations

    3.1 Duty of Care

    3.2 Consent, Capacity & Restraint

    Chapter 4: Clinical Pharmacology & Governance

    4.1 Medication Governance & Safety

    4.2 Scope of Practice Tables

    4.3 OTC medicines & paediatric readiness OTC governance controls

    Common OTC categories Paediatric medication readiness

    Chapter 5: Toxicology & Agitation (Festivals/Concerts)

    5.0 Festival triage: where to manage?

    5.1 Toxidrome recognition

    5.2 FoS “first 3 minutes” overdose card

    5.3 a Festival red flags (NSW Ambulance triggers)

    5.4 b Unknown collapse in the pit

    5.5 Alcohol intoxication and poisoning

    5.6 Observation Bay protocol

    5.7 Opioid overdose

    5.8 Psychostimulants and MDMA

    5.9 GHB/GBL and benzodiazepines

    5.10 Mixed/unknown overdose: minimum safe approach

    5.11 Decision aid: Return/Discharge/Ambulance

    5.12 Harm minimisation interfaces

    Chapter 6: Environmental & Trauma

    6.1 Heat illness & rapid cooling Heat exhaustion vs heat stroke

    NSW-default suspected heat stroke pathway

    6.2 Crowd Crush

    6.3 Minor Wound Care & Blisters

    Chapter 7: Major Incidents & MCI

    7.1 Command & Control

    7.2 Triage Sieves & Sort

    Chapter 8: Documentation & Reporting

    8.1 Mandatory Reporting & Safeguarding

    8.2 Documentation Standards

    Chapter 9: Comms & Clinical Handover

    9.1 Festival communications principles

    9.2 Radio etiquette & call-signs

    9.3 Standard message format

    9.4 IMIST-AMBO Handover

    9.5 Downtime procedures

    Chapter 10: Public Health & Infection Control

    10.1 Event public health risks

    10.2 Isolation and cohorting

    10.3 b Modifiers (camping / 18+ licensed)

    10.4 PPE and sharps discipline

    Chapter 11: Vulnerable Populations

    11.1 Paediatrics

    11.2 Pregnancy and post-partum

    11.3 Disability, neurodiversity, access

    11.4 Older adults and comorbidity load

    Chapter 12: Resuscitation & AEDs

    12.1 AED coverage model

    12.2 Cardiac arrest rehearsal checklist

    Chapter 13: Data & Quality Improvement

    13.1 Minimum dataset (MDS)

    13.2 Practical KPIs (festival)

    13.3 After-action review (AAR)

    Chapter 14: Clinical Operations (PMA)

    14.1 Festival PMA location and footprint

    14.2 Patient flow model for festivals

    14.3 Extraction routes & front-of-stage

    14.4 Festival staffing roles

    14.5 Surge planning for headline sets

    14.5a Modifiers (camping / 18+ licensed)

    Chapter 15: Mental Health & Behavioural

    15.1 Medical causes of agitation

    15.2 De-escalation workflow

    15.3 Disposition thresholds Appendix A: Equipment Checklists Appendix B: Clinical Templates & Cards

    Operational Cards (print, cut, laminate) Card 1: FoS “first 3 minutes” overdose card Card 2: Observation bay protocol

    Card 3: Disposition decision aid

    Card 4: Paediatric OTC & readiness mini-card

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  • NSW-default jurisdictional framing with VIC/QLD variations clearly identified
  • Role-specific medication scopes (student paramedic or RN, paramedic, RN, medical officer, event medic)
  • Operational KPIs and planning targets for events from 1k to 60k+ crowds (single-day, multi-day camping, 18+ licensed)
  • Festival-ready clinical pathways for overdose, heat stroke, agitation, observation bay protocols, and disposition decisions
  • Laminated A5 operational cards (FoS overdose card, observation protocol, disposition aid, paediatric readiness)
  • Printable A4 clinical templates (PCR, MAR, incident log, equipment check sheets, refusal forms, post-event reports

Key Features:

✅ Integration of NSW Festival Guidelines compliance checklist
✅ Data-driven approach with numeric targets, surge triggers, and safety thresholds
✅ Comprehensive equipment checklists for BLS, ALS, PMA, paediatric, and cooling kits
✅ Safeguarding, documentation, and mandatory reporting frameworks
✅ Print-ready format: A4 textbook + A5 laminated cards for field use

Perfect for: Those requiring Clinical training for mass casualty and event medicine, event planning, operational reference, and professional development in the rapidly growing field of mass gathering event medicine.