Standardized Emergency Medical Care in Mass Participation Endurance Events: Race Emergency Medicine Course (REMC) Educational Program.
Introduction: World-wide, endurance races, including road races, trail races, cycling events, and triathlons, attract millions of participants each year. While these events promote health, fitness, and exercise, there exists significant risk for morbidity and mortality. The World Academy of Enduranc...
| Publicado en: | Sports Medicine - Open Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10 |
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Springer Nature
12/14/2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=190235917&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 190235917 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 21991170 HLUO jtl: Sports Medicine - Open issn: 21991170 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 12/14/2025 vid: 11 iid: 1 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 190235917 190235917 190235917 10.1186/s40798-025-00959-x 190235917 ppf: 1 ppct: 9 formats: tig: atl: Standardized Emergency Medical Care in Mass Participation Endurance Events: Race Emergency Medicine Course (REMC) Educational Program. aug: au: Carenzo, Luca Bermon, Stéphane Bigard, Xavier Hudson, Korin B. Garrandes, Frederic Migliorini, Sergio Sedgley, Matthew D. Troyanos, Chris Pustel, Cloé Adami, Paolo Emilio affil: https://ror.org/05d538656 Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy sug: subj: Emergency Care Education Multidisciplinary Care Team Education Group Processes Emergency Medical Services Standards Endurance Sports Sporting Events Models, Educational Work Experiences Evaluation Attitude of Health Personnel Evaluation Human Male Female Adult Middle Age Paramedics Education Physicians, Emergency Education Emergency Nurses Education Athletic Trainers Education Physical Therapists Education Administrative Personnel Education Europe Asia North America South America Descriptive Research Comparative Studies Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Questionnaires Self Report Qualitative Studies Thematic Analysis Confidence Feedback Pretest-Posttest Design Open-Ended Questionnaires Geographic Factors Emergency Medical Technicians Education Emergencies Education Seminars and Workshops Quality Improvement Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Introduction: World-wide, endurance races, including road races, trail races, cycling events, and triathlons, attract millions of participants each year. While these events promote health, fitness, and exercise, there exists significant risk for morbidity and mortality. The World Academy of Endurance Medicine (WAEM) created the Race Emergency Medicine Course (REMC) to train and certify race organizers and medical directors regarding planning and response for medical emergencies at endurance events. The course includes asynchronous e-learning modules, in person lectures, hands-on simulation sessions, and race-day observation. Methods: 599 participants from 20 courses conducted in Europe, Asia, North and South America were surveyed. A 5-point Likert scale was utilized to assess participants' impressions regarding the format, quality and effectiveness of the course. A paired t-test was utilized to evaluate participants' self-assessments of their confidence in managing critical siutations both before and after participating in the course. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate responses to open-ended questions. Results: Participants rated the overall REMC 4.7 out of 5. Pre-course e-learning modules were rated 4.4 out of 5 while the lectures, hands-on sessions, and race-day observation activity scored 4.6 out of 5. Overall self-confidence in managing race-related critical situations increased from a mean score of 5.0 to 6.1 on a 7-point scale (p < 0.01). 73% of participants indicated that they plan to modify their practice based on what they learned. Conclusion: The REMC is a valuable educational tool to promote medical care and safety at endurance events. Key points: Mass participation endurance events pose significant medical risks, requiring well-prepared medical teams. Emergency medical response training for endurance events is key to ensure high-quality medical services and proper athletes' care. The proposed training combines e-learning with hands-on workshops and race-day simulations, offering a structured, evidence-based curriculum to enhance emergency preparedness. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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