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Mass events

Large-scale events often attract a lot of people. For instance, festivals, popular feasts or demonstrations. One of the risks of such large gatherings is the development of a panic reaction or a sudden crowd movement. In addition, other risks can occur, which should be taken into account in advance, e.g. a heat wave, a thunderstorm, a storm, a fight,...

When you arrive at an event
- Check the map of the area. Perhaps take a picture of the map.
- Spot immediately the emergency exits and the places that can provide protection.
- Look for the medical posts. Usually they are very well-displayed by the emergency services.
- Agree with your friends in advance on a place, outside the crowd, where you will be able to find one another.
When you are at the festival
- Bring earplugs.
- Make sure your phone is charged.
When you are at the camping site
- Prepare a first aid kit:
  - Headache medications
  - Antiemetics
  - Remedy for diarrhoea
  - Adhesive bandages
  - Usual medication
  - Sunscreen
  - If you have medication that needs to be kept in a cool and/or dry spot, you can give it to the first aid post.
- Take a flashlight with you to move around in the dark.

If you do end up in a mass crowd
- Stay calm.
- Follow the instructions of the emergency services or organisation.
- Stay close to the walls or tent canvas; partitions slow down the crowd.
- Let yourself be carried away by the flow of the crowd without resisting it; this way you are less likely to fall.
- Stay with your friends and hold on to each other.
- If you fall, try to get up again as soon as possible by holding on to something. Yell so that the people around you pay attention to you.
- If you can't get up, lay in the fetal position, protecting your head, ribs and stomach.
- Do not make any phone calls, this way the network will be kept free for the emergency services. Send an SMS or use social media (WhatsApp, Messenger, etc.).
- Pay attention to the messages on screens (or to the loudspeakers).