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ArticleSports medicine and health science2024

Injuries and illness of athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic summer games visiting outside facilities.

Shuji Sakanashi, Hideharu Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yokota, Yasuhiro Otomo, Tomohiko Masuno, Kousuke Nakano, Junichi Inoue, Manabu Sugita, Takahiko Tokunaga, Nagisa Kato and 8 more

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Shuji SakanashiThe Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan.
Hideharu TanakaThe Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki YokotaThe Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan.
Yasuhiro OtomoThe Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomohiko MasunoGraduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kousuke NakanoSaitama City Hospital, Emergency Department, Saitama, Japan.
Junichi InoueNippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital, Emergency and Critical Care Center, Knagawa, Japan.
Manabu SugitaGraduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Takahiko TokunagaGraduate School of Emergency Medical System, Kokushikan University, Tokyo, Japan.
Nagisa KatoThe Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomoya KinoshiThe Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan.
Hironori InoueThe Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroto NumataThe Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan.
Koshi NakagawaGraduate School of Emergency Medical System, Kokushikan University, Tokyo, Japan.
Ryo SagisakaDepartment of Integrated Science and Engineering for Sustaiable Society, Chuo University, Japan.
Shota TanakaResearch Institute of Disaster Management and EMS Kokushikan University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tetsuya MiyamotoThe Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan.
Takao AkamaThe Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

This study aimed to identify the reasons for transferring athletes to local medical facilities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Data on 567 injuries and other illnesses of athletes treated at the on-site clinics were collected from the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee. Of these, 84 athletes who required outpatient care during the Games were registered for this survey. During the Olympic and Paralympic Games, 66 (8.3/1 000) and 18 (7.2/1 000) athletes, respectively, consulted external medical facilities. In the Olympic Games, the reasons for these visits included 48 cases (72.7%) of injuries, 13 (19.7%) cases of illnesses, and 5 (7.6%) cases of heat stroke illness (HSI). Of these patients, 56 (84.9%) were treated as outpatients and 10 (15.1%) were hospitalized, while three of these patients required hospitalization for > 7 days. On the other hand, in the Paralympics Games, there were 7 (38.8%) cases of injuries, 9 (50.0%) other illnesses, 1 (5.6%) case of HSI, and 1 (5.6%) other cases, of which 11 (61.1%) were treated as outpatients and 7 (38.9%) were hospitalized, but none was hospitalized for > 7 days. Injuries accounted for 70% of the total cases at the 2021 Olympic Games, but only three (0.05%) were severe cases that required hospitalization for more than 1 week. In contrast, in the Paralympic Games, other illnesses accounted for approximately half of the total cases. This study provides details on the extent of injuries and other illnesses that were transferred to outside facilities, which has not been documented in previous games.

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2020 TokyoHeat-related illnessIllnessOlympic gamesParalympic gamesSports injuries

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