Only one doctor at dance festival attended by 11,000 people, inquest hears

An inquest has been told the only doctor contracted to work at last year's Lost Paradise music festival, where a young man died, was a GP not equipped to deal with life-threatening MDMA reactions.The only doctor at the festival told an inquest he felt"uncomfortable" with the arrangementJoshua Tam, 22, became separated from his group of about 15 friends at the Glenworth Valley festival in December when he had an adverse reaction to drugs and was taken to hospital.

The court today heard medical services company EMS contracted only one doctor to work at the event, which was attended by about 11,000 people. He said he was not equipped to deal with adverse MDMA reactions and was not capable of managing airways.Counsel assisting the inquiry, Peggy Dwyer, asked if he thought it was unusual for a GP to be asked to provide medical services at a festival of that nature.In response to his reservations, Dr Sura was told by Mr Hammond there would be intensive care paramedics on site to help.

glacus it’s not the festival organisers taking the drugs. It’s the idiots putting them in their mouths.

“Only”? Why “only”? What is a reasonable rate of Dr’s per 1,000 attendees? What’s accepted best practice? If you have no idea how to answer this Q... maybe don’t use such biased language?

How many doctors are on duty for 1000 people in a shopping centre.....none because people are not swallowing poison by choice. It is your choice to take it. Dont blame others.

What I'm a dumbass and I demand a doc to resuscitate me everywhere I go Jeez!!!

Dear ABC here's a thought DON'T TAKE BLOODY DANGEROUS UNKNOWN DRUGS at a 'rave' because you feel entitled to break the law... AND if you do take drugs DON'T expect sympathy from others if you screw yourself up or die... Australia WAKE UP. Why SUPPORT stupidity of the entitled?

People are getting their jollies because the drugs are illegal. If they’re made illegal - half of the market will drop away. And even if it doesn’t drop away, it’s impact will halve. Danger and excitement increase the high of drugs increasing chances of overdoses. Amsterdam expts

Sorry Drugs are illegal, I'm sorry for the loss of life but the bottom line is they are against the law

Surely doctors have better things to do than be held accountable for an idiot taking 8 pills We put it on the doctors, they'll be hang out to dry when anything goes wrong, poor buggers.

Should we have random doctors posted at black spots?

Drug festival organizers are greedy, complicit, verging on predatorial and criminal. It’s not the fault of medicos or police.

Is there a doctor per 1000 people in the general populace?

Only one police officer at dance festival attended by 1,000 illegal pills, RealityCheck

So? Do you get a doctor at night clubs?

How about not taking drugs in the first place. It seems we are blaming everybody else except the idiots taking the drugs. If you don't take the drugs you will probably have a good time and make it home.

doctors dont dance ?

Take a look at this data and make up your own mind, how many medical staff a festival should be funding. If it is less than an all day event then divide the number accordingly, and make allowances for a younger and healthier cohort. I think 10 is correct.

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Festival patron who died could have been resuscitated with quicker action: Inquest expert reportA leading authority in emergency medicine has criticised the medical treatment of two young people who died after taking MDMA at a music festival near Penrith. Maybe if they laid off the gear then they might not have died? Blaming the person that tried to save these idiots is not fair at all. What a terrible angle to take, SMH. Go after the drug festival promoters. Are they, and the company they outsourced the medical services to, really going to be able to get top emergency room medicos to work in these shit holes? No they’ll have inexperienced newbies. Tragic that any adult should die because of decisions they know could be lethal. In a war zone that's high probability. At music festivals, it's stupid. No sympathy.
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Inquest sees final hours of 18-year-old at festival | Sky News AustraliaAn inquest has been played the final hours of an 18 year old who died after taking the drug MDMA at a music festival in Sydney in December 2017.\n\nIn CCTV footage from Knockout Circuz in Sydney Olympic Park, Nathan Tran is seen surrounded by security staff after being restrained by police officers and forced to the ground.\n\nHe was later taken to Westmead Hospital, where he died from MDMA toxicity.\n jennamclarke jennamclarke Just don’t use the shit jennamclarke Can everyone see the problem with relying on a disaster ‘response’ to medical disasters at music festivals yet...? It rather depends on waiting around for disasters to occur. Good medicine is moving further upstream, and stopping them happening in the first place...
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