Ed Sheeran fans hospitalized during Pittsburgh show
Medics received nearly 40 calls for emergency assistance for mainly heat-related incidents, including two cardiac arrests, authorities said.
Ed Sheeran performs on NBC's "Today" show at Rockefeller Plaza on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
(CNN) — A total of 17 people were transported to the hospital with various health emergencies during an Ed Sheeran concert in Pittsburgh on Saturday night, the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS said in a news release.
The transports were for heat-related incidents, as well as falls, one seizure, and two cardiac arrests, Pittsburgh EMS said.
In all, Pittsburgh EMS said they received 37 calls for service at the concert.
Musician Ed Sheeran performs during a concert Saturday night, July 8, at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
One worker who was deconstructing the setup inside Acrisure Stadium went into cardiac arrest on the floor and was treated and transported to a hospital.
The other cardiac arrest occurred after a paramedic from an outside agency left the stadium. The patient was given several shocks and was resuscitated and transported to the hospital, Pittsburgh EMS said.
Temperatures reached into the 80s as the concert got underway.
While the planet set alarming new records last week that are likely the highest temperatures in “at least 100,000 years,” as one scientist told CNN, Pittsburgh experienced normal seasonal heat at the time of the concert, according to CNN Weather.
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