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Table 1 Morbidity, reason for primary contact with medical service

From: Medical services of a mulicultural summer camp event: experiences from the 22nd World Scout Jamboree, Sweden 2011

Morbidity

n=3229

Amount related to the total amount of medical contacts %

Single treatment per patient

2893

89.6

More than one treatment per patient

336

10.4

Reason of primary contact:

  

Cut

284

8.8

Fall/Hit

220

6.8

Pinch

24

0.7

Dental

10

0.3

Burn

88

2.7

Fracture/sprain

261

8.1

Total surgical cases

887

27.4

Gastroenteritis

59

1.8

Upper respiratory tract infection

253

7.8

Pneumonia

7

0.2

Eyes

65

2.0

Skin infection

124

3.8

Insect bite

208

6.4

Allergy/urticaria

65

2.0

Dehydration

72

2.2

Headache

72

2.2

Psychological issues

16

0.5

Total medical cases

941

28.9

Unspecified

1065

33.0