from actual advice to UK doctors and medical professionals..
In certain conditions a patient may appear dead if not thoroughly examined:
- Following prolonged submersion in cold water
- Following ingestion of alcohol or drugs
- When hypoglycaemic, or in a coma
They may recover completely, if treated appropriately.
Death (Recognition and Certification) | Doctor | Patient UK
so in these cases the usual procedure is to bluelight the casualty to the nearest Emergency Department and put them on life signs monitoring and administer appropriate treatment (she would probably have been taken to Stoke Mandeville). Very few people actually die from party/festival drugs, even if they have a nasty scare – the bulk make a full recovery.
However, one reason festival tickets cost loads these days though is the NHS increasingly ask (via the Drugs and Alcohol Action Team) for at least some contribution to the extra costs which is fair enough – most large festivals result in at least a handful of extra casualties to the nearest ED (all the nurses I work with have confirmed this when they have been on the wards in a hospital near a festival site).
