Overview

This pioneering textbook delves into one of event management's most crucial yet often overlooked aspects – medical provision – providing readers with a comprehensive, relevant, and insightful introduction to key concepts and practice. Moving beyond simple first aid, this book presents a robust framework for professional planning. It delves into the legal responsibilities of organisers, the intricacies of risk assessment, and the practicalities of deploying the right personnel, skills, and facilities for any event. With dedicated chapters on sporting events, music festivals, and static venues, alongside crucial guidance on welfare and emergency planning, this text equips readers with the knowledge to make effective and defensible decisions. Discussions throughout are supported with case studies showcasing theory in practice and a range of pedagogical features to aid understanding. Essential for all students, practitioners, and researchers in event management as well as the related fields of tourism, hospitality, and leisure, this book is the definitive guide to safeguarding events and protecting attendees.

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9781032909387

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Reviews

""This book provides a comprehensive overview of event medical provision at live events. This informative book combines theory with real-world case studies. Topics such as risk management for event medical provision, through to executing an event medical plan and managing medical incidents, are addressed with clarity and depth. The book is valuable for event practitioners seeking to reflect on current trends and good practices within event medical provision."" Professor Gary Kerr, Professor of Festival & Event Management, Atlantic Technological University, IE ""With the advent of statutory regulation and the Event Healthcare Standard, the provision of medical care at events is at last receiving the attention and scrutiny it has hitherto lacked. This well-presented book deserves a wide readership, both as a concise and authoritative text for students of event management and a useful reference for medical providers, event organisers and licensing authorities.” Dr Chris Howes, Chief Executive Officer, Festival Medical Services, UK

Author Information

Ashley Garlick holds a PhD in strategy formulation and has 15 years’ experience teaching event planning, operations, and venue management within higher education. His academic interests focus on multi-agency strategy implementation and the application of risk management principles to event medical provision. Ashley also has a professional background in events and licensed retail management and has been involved in on-site medical provision for a wide range of large-scale events.

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