Medical coverage of the 29th “Tour du Faso”

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Submitted: April 8, 2019
Published: May 7, 2019
DOI: 10.29328/journal.jsmt.1001040
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Medical coverage, Cycling, Tour du Faso

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Abdoul Rahamane Cisse
Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, P.O. Box 5005, Fann, Senegal
Jean Marie Vianney Hope*
Fellow, West African College of Surgeons (FWACS), Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Rwanda Military Hospital, East Africa
Abdoulaye Ba
Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, P.O. Box 5005, Fann, Senegal

Abstract

Purpose: Medical coverage of the 29th “Tour du Faso” primarily aimed to report the experience of the medical coverage of the 2016 International Cycling Tour of Burkina Faso.


Methods: This is a prospective study of the medical coverage of the 2016 International Cycling Tour of Burkina Faso.


Results: During the 12 days of medical coverage, 216 consultations were recorded. The complaints were diversified. From simple asthenia to severe malaria. There were cases of indigestion, gastroenteritis and food allergies.


Conclusion: The medical coverage of a cycling competition requires knowledge of the discipline, expertise in sport and emergency medicine.

Article Details

Cisse, A. R., Hope, J. M. V., & Ba, A. (2019). Medical coverage of the 29th “Tour du Faso”. Journal of Sports Medicine and Therapy, 4(2), 038–042. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jsmt.1001040
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