Health Risks in a Crowd: Not What You May Think
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.พ. 2012
- This is the VOA Special English Health Report , from voaspecialenglish.com | / voalearningenglish
Picture a huge public gathering -- a sea of people like the hajj to Mecca or an appearance by the pope. Think of the World Cup, the Olympics, a political event or a rock concert. When thousands or even millions of people get together, what do you suppose is the biggest health concern? Traditionally, doctors and public health officials were most concerned about the spread of infectious diseases, like influenza. Robert Steffen, a researcher in Switzerland, says infectious diseases are still a concern. But he says injuries and hot weather are bigger threats at so-called mass gatherings. Mr. Steffen is a professor of travel medicine at the University of Zurich. He is the lead author of one of several new papers about health problems at mass gatherings in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases.Professor Steffen says children and older people have the highest risk of injury or other health problems at these events. He says children are more at risk of getting crushed in stampedes, while older people are at higher risk from extreme heat.Stampedes and cases of crushing at mass gatherings have caused an estimated seven thousand deaths over the past thirty years. The design of an area can play a part. There may be narrow passages or other choke points that too many people try to use at once. Professor Steffen says the mood of a crowd can also play a part. For instance, if fireworks are suddenly launched within a football stadium, people can get scared and try to escape. He says organizers of large gatherings need to avoid creating conditions that might lead to panic, stampedes and heat stroke. And he says they must be ready to give medical care. So what advice does he have for people attending a large gathering? First, get any needed vaccinations before traveling. Then, stay away from any large mass of people as much as possible. Also, be careful with alcohol and drugs, which can increase the risk of injuries. And that's the VOA Special English Health Report, available at voaspecialenglish.com with MP3s, PDF files for e-readers and podcasts. You can also find our programs on iTunes. Have you ever been in a huge crowd and worried about your safety? Or did you feel fine? Post a comment on our website and tell us about your experience. For VOA Special English, I'm Carolyn Presutti. (Adapted from a radio program broadcast 25Jan2012)
The problem with mass gatherings is when is a regional or national event where there'll be a lot of people occupying streets. The local will be with many narrow passages, and it will lead to choke points and stampedes... I, personally, prefer staying away from large gatherings. I dislike a bunch of people gathering together and the loud noise that crowds causes. Well, at least we have to stay within our houses as much as possible because of COVID-19.
Before, I also like to go crowd of places like: a concert, a festival, and so on. However, as the later, I don't like to go there because that thing make me tired !
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This is Panahi from Turkey. I watched the video I was beneficial and i agree with Pro. Stefen's idea about effects of huge gathering on people that is usually affects in a bad way the people who are so fanatic about something. But I think, It is quite more difficult to avoid gathering of people completely. However, we can decrease the level of gathering of people.
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Now it looks like world’s moments right now
Is like a premonition as everyoneone know an infectious disease has spread all over the world and it os still killing but the true someday will be discover.
being in a crowd is not dangerous you should just recover the infection with anti biotics such as penicillin
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