Security measures for large gatherings during the 2023 Rouen Armada

The eighth edition of the Rouen Armada, a major international gathering of sailing ships and military vessels, took place from June 8 to 18, 2023, attracting more than six million visitors. Given the nature of this highly popular event, Santé publique France stepped up its public health surveillance efforts for the occasion. Surveillance was conducted using the Surveillance des urgences et des décès (SurSaUD®) reporting system, supplemented by an event-specific system utilizing first-aid stations deployed on-site. On-site health surveillance enabled the collection and classification of 1,639 visits to first-aid stations and 53 emergency room visits related to the event. The leading cause of visits was “feeling unwell,” likely related to the extreme heat. The number of emergency department visits related to a visit to the Armada de Rouen site remained relatively low compared to the number of people treated by first responders at the Armada de Rouen site. Monitoring the activity of on-site first-aid stations therefore appears to be central to the system for identifying potential unusual health incidents. Furthermore, this system protects the emergency services in the Rouen metropolitan area from an increase in their workload.

Author(s): Atiki Nahida, Courtillet Valentin, Joly Luc-Marie, Dujardin Arnaud, Martel Mélanie

Publishing year: 2024

Pages: 214-220

Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, 2024, n° 10, p. 214-220

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