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 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%