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The Experience of a District General Hospital with a Large Outdoor Music Festival in England
A Kamour1, R Yardley2, M Longshaw3
1Acute Medicine and Toxicology, North Manchester General Hospital.
Objectives:
To assess the impact of the Parklife annual music festival on the local hospital, North Manchester General.
Methods:
Data was obtained retrospectively by analysis of emergency department records during the weekend of Parklife 2015.
Results:
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.
Conclusion:
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.
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