Going the extra mile: health care for marathon runners
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Going the extra mile: health care for marathon runners

Laura Doherty Freelance journalist

St John Ambulance volunteer Hazel Mortimer talks to Laura Doherty about the treatment of injuries and illnesses at the 2010 London Marathon

At last year’s London Marathon, St John Ambulance (SJA) volunteers treated almost 6,200 casualties from among more than 35,000 runners. In this article, emergency nurse Hazel Mortimer, who regularly works as a volunteer emergency nurse with the SJA, describes her experiences at this year’s event and her expectations of the 2012 Olympics.

Emergency Nurse. 18, 2, 18-20. doi: 10.7748/en.18.2.18.s21

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