Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Services attended to 17 fans in need of medical attention during Ed Sheeran’s concert at Aclisure Stadium on Sunday.
Paramedics on duty during Ed Sheeran’s concert said they received 37 calls from people in need of medical assistance, taking a total of 17 people to local hospitals. statement Originally from Pittsburgh. “We brought in one patient with fever-related problems, a fall, a seizure, and two patients with cardiac arrest,” Pittsburgh Public Safety Intelligence Officer Carla Cruz said in a press release Sunday.
NEW: Two people went into cardiac arrest at Ed Sheeran’s concert in Pittsburgh on Saturday, and 17 more concert-goers were rushed to hospital. Of the two cardiac arrests, one was a paramedic and the other worked as a stage crew.https://t.co/zWKd7jP1j7
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One of the victims, a stadium employee, said he suffered cardiac arrest on the floor and was treated and taken to hospital thanks to the quick action of his fellow staff members.
Paramedics also reported that an external agency paramedic also suffered a cardiac arrest on Art Rooney Street. A statement released by the city of Pittsburgh said he needed several shocks and life support before he was successfully resuscitated and taken to hospital.
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“Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say people were treated for heat stroke, falls, one seizure and cardiac arrest.”https://t.co/H6vSEFYqKu
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While leaving the facility, one of the external agency paramedics also suffered a cardiac arrest on Art Rooney Street.
Cruz said in a statement that the bulk of the trips were for “heat-related problems, falls, one seizure and two cardiac arrest patients.”
It’s unclear if Ed Sheeran was aware of what happened during the show (Related: A concert-goer was found lying in a pool of blood after falling from an upper floor)
The Pittsburgh area recorded a high of 72 degrees Celsius during the day and a low of 62 degrees that night. USA Today.
An estimated 51,000 fans packed the outdoor Acrysure Stadium to catch a glimpse of Sheeran’s live performance.
