While a 24 year old Swedish DJ known as Avicii was performing at the Rogers Centre last night, EMS and first aid workers were trying to deal with what appears to have been an alcohol or drug poisoning epidemic that sent 29 people to hospital. This type of thing is not unknown but Rogers officials thought they could handle care of the kids who keeled over during the show. But they couldn’t. Rogers specially hired medics at the sold out, all-ages concert were soon overwhelmed. They called in Toronto EMS. “Unfortunately we have a few kids … excessive alcohol and partying and they can’t handle it,” EMS commander Peter Rotolo told CTV. One person was arrested by police. Five people were in serious condition but everyone is expected to make a full recovery, paramedics told CP24. The concert is an electronic music and light show with the human focus being the DJ known as Avicii. He is Tim Bergling (upper right in 2011) who is described on Wikipedia as a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. Avicii ranked 3rd on DJ Magazine’s annual Top 100 DJs in 2011, 2012 and 2013.29 kids sick at DJ event at Rogers Centre
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While a 24 year old Swedish DJ known as Avicii was performing at the Rogers Centre last night, EMS and first aid workers were trying to deal with what appears to have been an alcohol or drug poisoning epidemic that sent 29 people to hospital. This type of thing is not unknown but Rogers officials thought they could handle care of the kids who keeled over during the show. But they couldn’t. Rogers specially hired medics at the sold out, all-ages concert were soon overwhelmed. They called in Toronto EMS. “Unfortunately we have a few kids … excessive alcohol and partying and they can’t handle it,” EMS commander Peter Rotolo told CTV. One person was arrested by police. Five people were in serious condition but everyone is expected to make a full recovery, paramedics told CP24. The concert is an electronic music and light show with the human focus being the DJ known as Avicii. He is Tim Bergling (upper right in 2011) who is described on Wikipedia as a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. Avicii ranked 3rd on DJ Magazine’s annual Top 100 DJs in 2011, 2012 and 2013.