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Were 56 pages of the emergency operations plan in the Astroworld festival held in Texas last Friday , and believed to be attended by around 50,000 persons.
It contemplated protocols for risk situations such as the case where there were bomb threats, terrorists, severe weather, or an active shooter , but not I was considering what to do in the event of a human avalanche , which eventually happened and cost eight people their lives.
At least the authorities consider that that was what happened on Friday night, during the intervention of rapper Travis Scott on the stage of the open-air festival. Now, that site and event are the focus of a criminal investigation and have been subjected to more than 20 lawsuits .
Among those who were seriously injured is a 9-year-old boy who was trampled in the event, and to which doctors have had to induce a coma in a Houston hospital.
“In any situation where large groups of people gather , there is the possibility of riots or civil disturbances that could present a serious risk to the safety of employees and attendees, ”the plan reads, as revealed by The Associated Press.
But he adds that “l a key to adequately deal with this type of scenario is the proper management of the crowd from the moment let the doors open . Crowd management techniques will be employed to identify especially dangerous crowd behavior in its early stages, in an effort to prevent riots or civil unrest. ”
And it indicates that, in the event of any destructive or threatening behavior of the crowds, security and a supervisor must be notified.
No way out
According to experts, deaths from overcrowding They occur when the space between people is so tight that they cannot receive oxygen.
Ryan MacLeod, lawyer for several of those injured during the concert , had access to the event grounds this week along with other people, and stated that there was apparently no place to go out once people entered .
On the site that Friday, more than 300 persons. At least 13 required hospitalization and eight more, with ages of 14 to the 27 years, died.
The organizers of the festival indicated that had hired ParaDocs to handle medical services at the event; According to his plan, 80 doctors, nurses and supervisors would be present daily to act in case of contingencies . In a statement, ParaDocs only stated that it was cooperating with the authorities.
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