Bonnaroo attendees are sharing vital emergency preparedness tips ahead of the festival kickoff. An RN in the community highlights key lifesaving practices:
- Assign one person as a medic runner to fetch professional help immediately.
- Know how to perform compression-only CPR.
- Use Naloxone (Narcan) for opioid overdoses.
- Put unconscious but breathing people in the recovery position.
A simple crowd signal—crossed arms raised above the head—can alert security to emergencies quickly.
Multiple festivalgoers confirm Narcan is freely available at the “This Must Be The Place” tent, a nonprofit offering naloxone training and fentanyl awareness at Bonnaroo. You can explore their services here: betheplace.org.
Additional advice encourages creating space around panicked individuals to prevent crowd surges and distress.
Some uncertainty remains about fentanyl test strip policies inside Centeroo. While naloxone possession is permitted, distributing fentanyl test strips has been restricted despite recent Tennessee legal changes. More background on the ongoing challenges here: wpln.org.
The festival community agrees: having harm reduction tools and basic first aid knowledge is essential to keeping Bonnaroo safe for all. Roovians, stay alert, hydrated, and look out for each other!
Source: r/bonnaroo