Event Medical Cover in SurreyMedical cover for sports events in Surrey
Quick answer: Medirek provides medical cover for sport in Surrey: pitch-side and crowd cover for football and rugby (including recurring matchday cover at Farnham Town FC), school sport, indoor competitions such as the international cheerleading competition at Guildford Spectrum, and running, cycling and triathlon events with response cars and finish-line medical posts.
Surrey is a hub for endurance sport, with races, rides and triathlons across the North Downs and the Surrey Hills. Medirek provides medical cover for marathons, triathlons and cycling races, as well as pitch-side cover for rugby, football and school sport.
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Running, cycling and triathlon
- Mobile response. Marked emergency response vehicles reach patients on difficult tracks, woodland trails and long routes.
- Finish-line medical posts. Fully equipped field hospitals to manage exhaustion, cardiac events and trauma.
- Off-road access. Where a course leaves the road, Medirek's remote area and 4×4 teams plan access points along the route in advance.
Running and endurance events
Medirek covers running events across Surrey and its borders, including the Pilgrims Marathon from Farnham and Seale towards St Martha's, the Shere Marathon in the Surrey Hills and the Ashtead 10K. See marathon and running event medical cover for more. Typical set-ups combine a treatment point at the start and finish (a medical centre or an ambulance) with rapid response cars on the course. Details are below.
Pitch-side cover for clubs and schools
Medirek provides, and continues to provide, medical cover to a number of private schools for their rugby, football and sports programmes. Pitch-side teams can quickly attend, assess and, if necessary, immobilise a patient to reduce the risk of further harm. Where a school has its own medical service, Medirek works with it to refer patients for ongoing care.
For football and other clubs, Medirek can provide anything from a small matchday team that adds to your existing provision through to a fully integrated medical team with control and incident management. Medirek provides recurring matchday cover at Farnham Town FC. Sports grounds can also have bespoke medical teams in line with the relevant sports association and Green Guide advice. See venue and sports ground cover.
Higher-risk sports
Medirek lists motorsport, shooting, cycling, water sports, boating, sailing, swimming, rowing and rugby among the activities it covers. For contact sports, motorsport and other high-speed events, HCPC-registered paramedics, nurses and doctors can be deployed, with private ambulances and 4×4 response vehicles where required.
Medirek's recent work
Pilgrims Marathon
Covered in consecutive years. Set-ups have included a crew of five (a paramedic, a technician, an emergency care assistant and two first responders) with a medical centre and two rapid response cars, and a crew of four using an ambulance as the start and finish treatment point plus a double-crewed course response car (a paramedic and an emergency care assistant). Read more about Pilgrims Marathon
Shere Marathon
A double-crewed course response car (a paramedic and an emergency care assistant) covering the route. Read more about Shere Marathon
Ashtead 10K
Covered in consecutive years, with set-ups ranging from a crew of four with a medical centre and a response car to a crew of two with a response car. Read more about Ashtead 10K
Farnham Town FC matchday cover
Recurring crowd and pitch-side cover at home matches, including FA Cup ties, usually with one or two crew.
International cheerleading competition
Cover over two days, with a paramedic, an emergency care assistant and a first responder on duty each day.
Where in Surrey does Medirek provide sports, running & cycling?
Medirek provides this service across Surrey. Local notes for some of the towns where it is most often needed:
- Event medical cover Farnham
- Event medical cover Guildford
- Event medical cover Dorking
- Event medical cover Woking
- Event medical cover Ashtead
- Event medical cover Weybridge
Questions about sports event medical cover
Can you cover a long running or cycling route?
Yes. Medirek uses marked response vehicles along long routes and can add 4×4 and on-foot teams for off-road sections.
Do you provide pitch-side medics for schools?
Yes. Medirek provides pitch-side medical teams to a number of private schools for rugby, football and other sport.
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