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Acute Incident Rapid Response at a Mass-Gathering Event Through Comprehensive Planning Systems: A Case Report from the 2013 Shamrock Shuffle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2014

Mehmet Başdere ,
Colleen Ross ,
Jennifer L. Chan ,
Sanjay Mehrotra ,
Karen Smilowitz  and
George Chiampas
Mehmet Başdere
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering, Chicago, Illinois USA
Colleen Ross
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering, Chicago, Illinois USA
Jennifer L. Chan*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois USA
Sanjay Mehrotra
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering, Chicago, Illinois USA
Karen Smilowitz
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering, Chicago, Illinois USA
George Chiampas
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois USA Bank of America Chicago Marathon and Shamrock Shuffle, Chicago, Illinois USA
*
Correspondance: Jennifer L. Chan, MD, MPH Northwestern Memorial Hospital Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois USA E-mail jennifer-chan@northwestern.edu
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Abstract

Planning and execution of mass-gathering events involves various challenges. In this case report, the Chicago Model (CM), which was designed to organize and operate such events and to maintain the health and wellbeing of both runners and the public in a more effective way, is described. The Chicago Model also was designed to prepare for unexpected incidents, including disasters, during the marathon event. The model has been used successfully in the planning and execution stages of the Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle and the Bank of America Chicago Marathon since 2008. The key components of the CM are organizational structure, information systems, and communication. This case report describes how the organizers at the 2013 Shamrock Shuffle used the key components of the CM approach in order to respond to an acute incident caused by a man who was threatening to jump off the State Street Bridge. The course route was changed to accommodate this unexpected event, while maintaining access to key health care facilities. The lessons learned from the incident are presented and further improvements to the existing model are proposed.

BaşdereM, RossC, ChanJL, MehrotraS, SmilowitzK, ChiampasG. Acute Incident Rapid Response at a Mass-Gathering Event Through Comprehensive Planning Systems: A Case Report from the 2013 Shamrock Shuffle. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014;29(3):1-6.

Keywords

disaster preparednessinformation systemsmass gatheringmass-participation eventsmarathons
Type
Case Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 29 , Issue 3 , June 2014 , pp. 320 - 325
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Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2014 

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