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Friday and Saturday's Electric Daisy Carnival drew an estimated 185,000 attendees, and of those, over 100 had to be transported to area hospitals from the music event, according to cbs2.
The causes of the injuries and illnesses vary, although the LAFD has said "some of the injuries occurred as people rushed barriers to try and overwhelm security and get inside."
Paramedics were on hand at a command post within the 14th annual event at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Exposition Park. "On Friday, 94 incidents were reported, 52 of which were injured people who were taken to hospitals. On Saturday, 132 incidents were reported, 62 of which required transportation to hospitals."