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Observational Study
. 2023 Jul 21:17:e468.
doi: 10.1017/dmp.2023.122.

How the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022 Mass Gathering Event Compares to the Arbon Model: A Descriptive Study

Andrea Paleari  1 , Stefano Spina  1   2 , Francesco Marrazzo  1   2 , Alba Ripoll  1   2   3 , Fabio Volontè  1 , Gianluca Greco  1   4 , Alberto Zoli  1 , Giuseppe Maria Sechi  1 , Diego Saggiante  1 , Gianluca Chiodini  1 , Riccardo Stucchi  1   2 , Roberto Fumagalli  1   2
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Observational Study

How the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix 2022 Mass Gathering Event Compares to the Arbon Model: A Descriptive Study

Andrea Paleari et al. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. .

Abstract

Objective: To describe the health-care resources implemented during the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix (F1GP) and to calculate the patient presentation rate (PPR) based on both real data and a prediction model.

Methods: Observational and descriptive study conducted from September 9 to September 11, 2022, during the Italian F1GP hosted in Monza (Italy). Maurer's formula was applied to decide the number and type of health resources to be allocated. Patient presentation rate (PPR) was computed based on real data (PPR_real) and based on the Arbon formula (PPR_est).

Results: Of 336,000 attendees, n = 263 requested medical assistance with most of them receiving treatment at the advanced medical post, and n = 16 needing transport to the hospital. The PPR_real was 51 for Friday, 78 for Saturday, 134 for Sunday, and 263 when considering the whole event as a single event. The PPR_est resulted in 85 for Friday, 93 for Saturday, 97 for Sunday, and 221 for the total population.

Conclusions: A careful organization of health-care resources could mitigate the impact of the Italian F1GP on local hospital facilities. The Arbon formula is an acceptable model to predict and estimate the number of patients requesting medical assistance, but further investigation needs to be conducted to implement the model and tailor it to broader categories of MGE.

Keywords: Arbon Model; EMS; Formula 1; mass gathering event; patient presentation rate.

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