Characteristics and inspirations of medical assurance for martial arts events in Beijing Olympic Games / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To probe into characteristics of medical assurance for medical service preparation, medical staff deployment and injury treatment/rescue for martial arts competitions in Beijing Olympic Games. Methods Collecting data of all injuries treated onsite of martial art venues and in clinics of such venues, for statistical analysis of the injury occasions, injury location, injury types and post-injury treatment. Results During the test games, injuries found in martial arts repertoire competitions account for 0. 92% of all athletes in the category, mostly waist and lower limbs injury; injuries found in sanshou competitions account for 12.4% of all athletes in the category, mostly blunt trauma on head/face, body, perineum and four limbs, along with skin lacerations and 16 heavily wounded transferred to hospitals for rescue. No injuries are found in official games of martial arts repertoire competitions; in sanshou competitions, injuries account for 5. 5% of all athletes of the category, without heavy injuries for hospital rescue. Conclusion Athletes tend to be exposed to greater risk of injury in sanshou than in repertoire competition, headcount of injuries and injury heaviness in test games are higher than official games, probability of injuries of athletes of middle level is higher than those of other levels. Medical staff of professional surgeons of multidisciplinary skills are recommended.