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Journal article
Concert Patron Safety
Journal of Crowd Safety and Security Management (JCSSM), Vol.2(2), pp.74-85
10/2012
Abstract
Newspapers regularly highlight major concert disasters from the Cocoanut Grove disaster in 1942 to The Station nightclub disaster in 2004 (Perkins, 2004). While these incidents are
sensational and scary and produced dramatic injuries, they are not typical for most concerts. What are the typical injuries found at concerts? Some might postulate crushing injuries from crowd surges or muscle-skeletal injuries from mosh pit dancing. Others might argue that heat exhaustion for summer concerts is the key concern. No matter what claims might be raised, the risk and types of injuries that might arise and who might be the most susceptible to such injuries, have been minimally documented. Thus, this article was conceived as a way to try and analyze real medical reports from a number of concerts in the United States and to determine what the most likely concert related risks are for patrons. It will first examine some of the initially documented concert related incidents to determine if there are any patterns. It will then look at some of the basic thoughts associated with crowd injuries from some initial studies. The article will also draw on research from 21 concerts with over 340,000 fans to analyze medical related treatments. It will end with some recommendations on how to make concerts safer for patrons.
Details
- Title
- Concert Patron Safety
- Publication Details
- Journal of Crowd Safety and Security Management (JCSSM), Vol.2(2), pp.74-85
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- International Centre for Crowd Management and Security Studies
- Identifiers
- 99380501097006600
- Academic Unit
- Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business; Commerce
- Language
- English