Welcome to the Event Medical Team Page – this is intended for internal use only and is commercial in confidence.
Ambulance EMT is booked to be onsite for:
- Thursday 30th January 2025 // 0700-1800 hours
- Friday 31st January 2025 // 0700-1800 hours
- Saturday 1st February 2025 // 0700-1930 hours
- Sunday 2nd February 2025 // 0700-2200 hours
They will inform the Lead Event Director (Charlotte Thompson) when they arrive on-site and will not be stood down until this has been confirmed by the same, or Mat Lock, 2IC Event Director.
Auckland Showgrounds
217 Green Lane West, Epsom, Auckland 1051, New Zealand
Event Director – Charlotte Thompson
+61 411 577 434
2IC Event Director – Mat Lock
+61 477 550 393
The primary means of communicating for emergency response during race operations is via Personal radios; Channel 1 (displayed as HYROX ANZ).
The radios and ear-pieces will be issued upon arrival of the Medical Team and are to be monitored at all times during race operations. Each member of the Medical Team is to have their own radio and ear-piece.
The HYROX team will be briefed that, in the event of their requiring Medical support, they will start the radio message with, “Medical, Medical, Medical” followed by their location.
The Event Director team from HYROX will be monitoring Channel 1 and will also respond to add operational support, as required.
For general, non-emergency communications in the lead up to, and during race operations, is via a dedicated WhatsApp group. The Medical Team should join the Medical WhatsApp group using the QR code below.
The intentions of the Medical Operations at this event is:
- To provide medical cover for all HYROX participants, crew and spectators
- To provide a static medical point located between the RoxZone and Spectator Area
- To have a dedicated medical room for privacy and confidentiality of patients
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To provide medical cover at the medical zone and medical room to ensure that, where possible, patients are treated on scene or referred to appropriate secondary care via appropriate pathways
- To ensure that, where appropriate, a patient unable to walk can be transported from their location to on-site medical facilities (or, if required, off site hospitals
- To record all medical treatments appropriately so that statistics can be compiled, and the legal interests of all medical and HYROX staff are best protected
Note: If a patient needs to be transported to a hospital it will be up to the most senior clinician (paramedic) on-site to decide if the patient is going to be transported via public ambulance or another means such as with family/friends in a car.
The following personnel will be provided by Ambulance EMT:
- 2 x Paramedics
- 2 x EMTs
- 4 x First Responders
These are supplied each day on split 8-hour shifts.
They will split into teams to ensure that the dedicated medical area in the race hall is staffed + roving teams to be able to respond to any area of the event.
As a minimum, they will come equipped with the following:
- Ambulance
- Mule (for external response)
- First aid & medical bag
- Trauma bag
- Medications
- Defibrillator
- Wheelchair
- Stretcher
This equipment will be deployed within the teams as deemed appropriate by the most senior medical technician.
The Medical Team will provide cover within the race venue – Halls 1-4 + the outdoor event areas as per the below floor plan.
Medical Zone: There is a dedicated Medical Zone located within the race venue for c/w seating & space for basic patient treatment and triage. This Zone is connected to the RoxZone and Spectator Area. It is marked with highly visible inflatable towers and high barricades and should be staffed at all times.
If required, Ambulance EMT will deploy their own onsite ambulance for medical escalations. In the event further ambulance escalations are required, Ambulance EMT will call upon the New Zealand Ambulance service.
🏥 Auckland City Hospital – open 24 hours // emergency care
2 Park Road Grafton, Auckland
09 367 0000
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🏥 North Shore Hospital – open 24 hours // emergency care
Shakespeare Rd, Takapuna, Auckland 2025
09 486 8900
website
🏥 Middlemore Hosptial – open 24 hours // emergency care
100 Hospital Road, Auckland 2025
09 276 0044
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Every patient contact MUST be recorded on the event log and any patient treatment must be recorded on a Patient Report Form. All medical personnel will have access to the event log and Patient Report Forms.
Every Patient Report Form will have:
- Patients name
- Date of birth
- Details of injury
- Details of treatment
- Outcome (if they return to the event this must be stated)
- Destination – if transported – or handed over to another medical provider
All clinical data must be retained and available to the HYROX Event Director should a formal request be made and in line with patient confidentiality requirements.
Ambulance EMT is responsible for the disposal of its clinical waste which should be done at the end of each event day.
Ambulance EMT staff will be responsible for their own meals.
Filtered, chilled water will be available on demand via a water fountain within the concourse. As HYROX is seeking to limit the use of single-use plastic bottles, Red Medical personnel are to provide their own water bottles for refilling.
Ambulance EMT is responsible for any parking costs for their medical team.