Medical Care at a Mass Gathering Music Festival

The authors reviewed the type, severity and frequency of illnesses at a large music festival in Austria over seven consecutive years (2011–2017). More than half of the presentations were due to traumatic pain (blunt or penetrating, caused by pieces of metal lying on the ground). Most cases were treated onsite. Overall, between 9.33 (2016) and 20.86 per 1000 visitors needed care; the number of visitors did not predict the number of patient presentations. Ambient temperature was associated with the number of heat-related emergencies, and removing insect nests led to fewer related emergencies over the years.