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At 18:51 14/05/99 +0100, you wrote:
>I am aware of legislation/recommendations regarding the need for certain
>levels of medical/paramedical cover at sporting/mass gathering events,
>dependent upon crowd numbers.
>Someone has asked me where that information came from. I recall the safety
>at sports ground act 1975 but wonder if anyone could point me at more recent
>papers/articles on such matters.
>Medline/internet search fruitless so far !
>
>Dr Mark Nettleton MBBS MRCGP DGM Dip IMC RCS Ed

Most of the stuff is as a result of the taylor report, post Hillsborough.
This has recommendations for numbers of first aiders/ambulances/doctors per
thousand punters.
Can't help you with exact reference though.

Ian Hepworth


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