Medical Emergency Leads to Stampede in San Francisco Theater

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chaos broke out during a performance of the musical "Hamilton" at San Francisco's Orpheum theater Friday night after audience members mistook a medical emergency for a shooting. A woman had a heart attack and someone broke open an emergency defibrillator, activating an alarm at the same time that gunfire went off on stage as part of the show's duel scene, city fire department spokesman Jonathan Baxter said. The scene depicts the deadly duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.   ***BREAKING*** 1/3 At 2151 HRs An adult had a medical emergency at the Orpheum Theater An AED was pulled which also triggered an alarm during the Hamilton Play. This resulted is confusion, and an un-organized rapid exit of the theater. During this process, 3 additional adults - — SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT (@SFFDPIO) February 16, 2019     ***BREAKING 2/3*** were injured, one with a broken leg, and 2 with moderate injuries. @SFPD AND @SFFDPIO responded and confirmed that the incident was not an intentional act, and started the mitigation process. The @SF_emergency was also contacted and was standing by if needed. — SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT (@SFFDPIO) February 16, 2019  
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Source Type: news