16 People Hospitalized After Snoop Dogg's Houston-Area Concert
A Snoop Dogg concert over the weekend left 16 people hospitalized.
The event took place on Saturday, August 19, just outside of Houston, Texas, at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.
Montgomery County Hospital District public information officer Misti Willingham told USA TODAY on Monday, August 21, that 35 people in total showed signs of "heat-related illness" during the show and were examined at the venue.
"Out of these, MCHD EMS transported 16 adults to nearby hospitals in stable condition," the entity shared.
The outdoor amphitheater in the Woodlands area of the southern state saw triple-digit heat on that day, resulting in higher heatstroke risks, severe alerts and red flag (fire weather) warnings.
"A Red Flag Warning means warm temperatures, very low humidities, and stronger winds are expected to combine to produce an increased risk of fire danger," according to the National Weather Service.
The Atascocita Fire Department shared on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday that they were "headed to the Woodlands Pavilion to assist with overheated concert attendees at the @SnoopDogg concert," in addition to dispatching their medical ambulance bus, which is used to provide emergency services to large groups.
"We got your back Snoop!" the fire department noted at the time.
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It was communicated that the precautionary measures were taken in the event more people began to need medical attention. "This is a common practice and very effective if done early on," Atascocita Fire Department public information officer Jerry Dilliard told the news outlet.
Dilliard later added that the Atascocita crewed AMBUS was not needed and left about an hour after arrival. "Much credit should be given MCHD for managing the patient load."
Similarly, Ed Sheeran's recent concert in Pittsburgh also saw 17 hospitalizations, mostly for "heat-related illnesses." The health issue is one that is to be expected, as scientists believe we've been experiencing one of the hottest summers in Earth's history.
Temperatures soared throughout the season, with the planet hitting its unofficial highest global temperature on record on Thursday, July 6, as Earth's average hit 63 degrees Fahrenheit, surpassing the previous 62.9-degree mark. That's according to data from the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer, a tool that uses satellite data and computer simulations to measure the world’s condition.
Experts say the planet is the hottest it has been in roughly 125,000 years.
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