The Experience of a District General Hospital with a Large Outdoor Music Festival in England

To assess the impact of the Parklife annual music festival on the local hospital, North Manchester General. Data was obtained retrospectively by analysis of emergency department records during the weekend of Parklife 2015. 32 patients were identified, 56% reported taking drugs. 34% were admitted for...

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Published inAcute medicine Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 65
Main Authors Kamour, A, Yardley, R, Longshaw, M, Stuart, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 2017
Subjects
Emergency Medical Services - statistics & numerical data
England - epidemiology
Holidays
Hospitals, District - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, General - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Medical Records - statistics & numerical data
Methemoglobinemia - chemically induced
Methemoglobinemia - epidemiology
Music
Nitrates - adverse effects
Pentanols - adverse effects
Retrospective Studies
State Medicine
Street Drugs - adverse effects
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
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Summary:To assess the impact of the Parklife annual music festival on the local hospital, North Manchester General. Data was obtained retrospectively by analysis of emergency department records during the weekend of Parklife 2015. 32 patients were identified, 56% reported taking drugs. 34% were admitted for overnight observation. 4 patients presented with methaemoglobinaemia following oral ingestion of amyl nitrate. One patient had a methaemoglobin fraction of 90.6%, which is amongst the most extreme recorded in literature. Music festivals can impose a burden on local health services. Organisers should operate an efficient surveillance system in order to prevent the sale and use of recreational drugs, providing adequate on-site health services and working in collaboration with local emergency services.
ISSN:1747-4892