• 15 yr-old girl OD'd at EDC
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[quote] LA Times- A 15-year-old girl has died of a suspected drug overdose after attending a rave over the weekend at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a hospital official said Tuesday. The girl was one of two rave attendees who were in critical condition at California Hospital Medical Center after the 14th annual Electric Daisy Carnival. According to the event's website, guests had to be at least 16 to attend, raising questions about how the girl gained admission. She and the other critically ill patient had been taken to the downtown Los Angeles hospital by ambulance directly from the venue, officials said. Both were treated for drug intoxication in the intensive care unit. “She came in as an emergency patient from the rave. She was in respiratory arrest when she got here, and she never recovered,” said Katreena Salgado, a spokeswoman for the hospital. Salgado said the 15-year old girl arrived non-responsive and never woke up. She died shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. A full determination of the drugs in the dead teen's system will not be known until an autopsy and toxicology tests are completed. [Updated 5:50 p.m.: Pat Lynch, who manages the Coliseum, was stunned to learn of the death Tuesday. “Oh, no. Oh, my God,” Lynch said. “I don’t know what to say. That’s just terrible.” When asked how a 15-year-old was able to get into the event when the minimum age for entry was 16, Lynch said he needed to investigate. "I'm at a loss," Lynch said. "... Sixteen is what the promoter requested, and I just don’t know…. I've got to find that information."] The event, held Friday and Saturday, drew about 185,000 people to carnival rides, five stages and performances by Moby, Will.i.am, Steve Aoki and Deadmau5. About 120 required transport to local hospitals, mostly for drug intoxication. The volume of patients in need of hospital care led several emergency room physicians on Monday to call for an end to raves at the Coliseum. Cathy Chidester, director of the county Emergency Medical Systems agency, said Monday that officials treat raves at the Coliseum like a "multi-casualty incident," which she said was similar to planning for a disaster like the Chatsworth Metrolink train crash, which killed 25 and left more than 130 others injured. Tuesday's death was the latest in a string of high-profile problems at raves held at public venues. Earlier this year, at least 18 drug overdoses tied to Ecstasy were reported at a New Year's Eve rave at the Los Angeles Sports Arena — next to the Coliseum. And two men died of suspected drug overdoses during a Memorial Day weekend rave at the Cow Palace in Daly City, south of San Francisco. [/quote] Source: [url]http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/06/rave-death-15year-old-los-angeles-coliseum-electric-daisy-festival.html[/url] I went to EDC Saturday and afterwards, i did hear from people that many ended up going to the hospital for issues like this. Seriously, how the hell did this kid get in?! its 16+ and they might threaten to shut EDC down because of shit like this. Some people just can't handle IMO NEW UPDATE: [quote]A 15-year-old girl died Tuesday of a suspected drug overdose after attending a rave over the weekend at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum that had a minimum age requirement of 16. The girl, identified by family members as Sasha Rodriguez, was one of two rave attendees who were in critical condition at California Hospital Medical Center after the 14th annual Electric Daisy Carnival. As Sasha's family decided whether to remove her from life support Tuesday, her mother, Grace Rodriguez, told the CBS Evening News: "I was supposed to be planning her Sweet Sixteen party. Now I have to plan her funeral." Sasha, who lived in the Atwater neighborhood, died shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, according Katreena Salgado, a spokeswoman for the hospital. She and the other critically ill patient had been taken to the downtown Los Angeles hospital by ambulance directly from the venue, officials said. Both were treated for drug intoxication in the intensive care unit. "She came in as an emergency patient from the rave. She was in respiratory arrest when she got here, and she never recovered," said Salgado, who said Sasha was in a coma and experienced multiple organ failure. Outside California Hospital Tuesday night, friends and family said that when Sasha was found, she did not have identification. "Obviously they didn't check IDs," said Eva Rodriguez, Sasha's godmother. Doctors told Sasha's family that she had the drug ecstasy in her system when the ambulance got her to the emergency room. Kimberly Keith, a family friend, said Sasha's loved ones are still trying to figure out what happened. Although they knew Sasha was going to her first rave, Keith said, drug use was "not her character." When they got the call that Sasha had been taken to the hospital, they had no idea how serious her condition was. "We were almost like joking, 'Oh she's going to be in trouble. I can't believe she went there!' " she said. Keith said they thought maybe the rave was "too packed, she was excited and passed out.... Never in a million years would we would have imagined" drugs. A 16-year old friend who was with Sasha at the rave said Sasha was dancing, got hot and began quickly drinking cold water. Doctors said "her sodium, electrolytes were so low that when she started replacing them so quickly [with cold water], ecstasy messes up your body's ability to process that, so it threw her body out of whack," said Keith. Sasha passed out, hitting her head on the floor. The friend who was with her tried to shield her body but told her family that the venue was so crowded, people stepped on them. "We've got kids in inappropriate situations that are dying," Keith said. "That's a city-, state-, county-owned building. They throw it, they rent it, yet they fill it full of minors in a setting where everybody knows what a rave is about. Where's the accountability?" On Monday, Dr. Caitlin Reed, a physician from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on assignment with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, said she was at the rave on both days and did not see anyone checking identification. "I didn't see any ID being checked at the entry point," Reed said. "This was an all-ages event. There were many, many younger teenagers present." Pat Lynch, who manages the Coliseum, was stunned to learn of the death Tuesday. [IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/2uj05jm.jpg[/IMG] [/quote] "death renews calls to ban raves" (LA Times)<--- this is so unfair, why do we/others have to suffer the punishment of banning raves (especially in or around the LA area)due to this girl?! i mean really? so fucking unfair...i blame her parents
but what did she od on
Sure tells how well their security/ bouncers work...
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;22999413]but what did she od on[/QUOTE] prolly X...it is a giant rave after all, but idk
I heard from a couple people that went that 20+ people died and it is mostly from dehydration from ecstasy.
Drugs at a rave? What kind of madness is this?!
[QUOTE=GerardV2;22999464]I heard from a couple people that went that 20+ people died and it is mostly from dehydration from ecstasy.[/QUOTE] Ecstasy makes you feel dehydrated, it doesn't dehydrate you. Derp
[QUOTE=Perfumly;23000168]Ecstasy makes you feel dehydrated, it doesn't dehydrate you. Derp[/QUOTE] This. And I went there too. Maybe I seen you.
and this is why we cant have nice things
and this is why 15 year olds are still idiots
[QUOTE=StephenOrlov;23000587]This. And I went there too. Maybe I [b]saw[/b] you.[/QUOTE] Fix'd On topic: I wish i went, i completely forgot it was last weekend :/
Woah that wasn't a rave, that was an electronica festival. Deadmau5 doesn't play at fucking "raves".
[QUOTE=Alex_DeLarge;23002455]Woah that wasn't a rave, that was an electronica festival. Deadmau5 doesn't play at fucking "raves".[/QUOTE] Yeah, raves only play shit like The Prodigy.
[QUOTE=chaoselite;22999563]Drugs at a rave? What kind of madness is this?![/QUOTE] Where do you live?
People need to learn the difference between a rave and an electronic dance event. A rave is shit like this: [img]http://p3.focus.de/img/gen/8/f/HB8fj4Te_Pxgen_r_467xA.JPG[/img] fuckingdamn hotlink protection.
[QUOTE=Perfumly;23000168]Ecstasy makes you feel dehydrated, it doesn't dehydrate you. Derp[/QUOTE] It doesn't actually make you dehydrated, but it makes it so that your body doesn't get the signal to drink to prevent dehydration. I really wonder why 120 people out of 185,000+/- makes them so ready to shut down the whole shebang. I think it works out to under 1 percent of the attending audience.
[QUOTE=Perfumly;23000168]Ecstasy makes you feel dehydrated, it doesn't dehydrate you. Derp[/QUOTE] But if you drink too much you get like overhydration or something, I can't remember exactly. It's a shame really, firstly for said girl but also because they're focusing on a point which doesn't have much to do with her death, I mean I don't really want them to crack down E either but it seems silly they focus on her age when it could have been the exact same thing if she was 16.
[QUOTE=Tu154M;23003266]People need to learn the difference between a rave and an electronic dance event. A rave is shit like this: [IMG]http://p3.focus.de/img/gen/8/f/HB8fj4Te_Pxgen_r_467xA.JPG[/IMG][/QUOTE] Shit man, and I was a sucker this whole time thinking that rave was huge seizure lights and very loud techno music.
[quote]guests had to be at least 16 to attend, raising questions about how the girl gained admission[/quote] Oh fuck off, she would have done it regardless. That's totally irrelevant. It's shit like this that makes us have to 'look' 21 to buy an 18 rated magazine if you don't have ID.. EDIT: Callius makes a similar point, agree.
[QUOTE=Tu154M;23003266]People need to learn the difference between a rave and an electronic dance event. A rave is shit like this: [img]http://p3.focus.de/img/gen/8/f/HB8fj4Te_Pxgen_r_467xA.JPG[/img][/QUOTE] Nice example bro.
[QUOTE=Alex_DeLarge;23003602]Nice example bro.[/QUOTE] :argh: Goddamnit, i always even reload to check for hotlink protection. Also, [img]http://www.2camels.com/images/festival-photos/berlin-love-parade-1.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Nevermind me;23003474]It doesn't actually make you dehydrated, but it makes it so that your body doesn't get the signal to drink to prevent dehydration. I really wonder why 120 people out of 185,000+/- makes them so ready to shut down the whole shebang. I think it works out to under 1 percent of the attending audience.[/QUOTE] That's still quite a bit of people, just enough to cause anyone to have concern.
[QUOTE=Tu154M;23004367]:argh: Goddamnit, i always even reload to check for hotlink protection. Also, [img]http://www.2camels.com/images/festival-photos/berlin-love-parade-1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Get the Imageshack toolbar, that way you can host images just by right clicking.
[QUOTE=Mingebox;23004569]Get the Imageshack toolbar, that way you can host images just by right clicking.[/QUOTE] That'd be fucking ace but Opera doesn't support toolbars, i dislike toolbars which clutter stuff up anyways and Imageshack is really fucking slow for me. But enough offtopic.
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;22999413]but what did she od on[/QUOTE] drugs
[QUOTE=Theman!;23005843]Why is everyone so amazed that a 15 year old girl got in a 16+ event?[/QUOTE] To make her out to be a confused and scared 15 year old girl rather than a retarded 15 year old that was dumb enough too OD before partying.
Oh god it's the UK in the mid 90's all over again :psyduck:
this is so stupid [editline]11:32AM[/editline] seriously how brilliant do you have to be to od on anything
[QUOTE=Perfumly;23000168]Ecstasy makes you feel dehydrated, it doesn't dehydrate you. Derp[/QUOTE] Sorry you are wrong. Ecstasy is a stimulant and you pair that with a bunch of people crowded together all dancing. It gets pretty hot, heat leads to water loss, water loss leads to dehydration. [editline]03:51PM[/editline] [QUOTE=DOG-GY;23006157]this is so stupid [editline]11:32AM[/editline] seriously how brilliant do you have to be to od on anything[/QUOTE] While I agree with you, but it is possible to OD on accident, even if you aren't stupid.
[QUOTE=Squad;23006520]Sorry you are wrong. Ecstasy is a stimulant and you pair that with a bunch of people crowded together all dancing. It gets pretty hot, heat leads to water loss, water loss leads to dehydration. ----------------------------------- While I agree with you, but it is possible to OD on accident, even if you aren't stupid.[/QUOTE] Well if you would be sober in area like that, you get dehydrated anyways. Also OD can happen easily. Someone get to much e-tarded or tweaked out of their mind and think that they can handle more. om nom nom Or too drunk to even think logically.
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