No fewer than 30 persons were affected by food poisoning
at a Christmas Party on Thursday, December 25, 2014 at
Portsea, in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, south-east of
Melbourne, Australia.
The ambulance in the area were called to the party which
was attended by about 44 people, including six children, at
Percy Cerutty Oval just before 8:00PM (AEDT).
Paramedic team manager Brendan Keane said up to 34
people suffered nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea while at the
party,IBC World News reports.
Although the cause of the food poisoning was not yet
known, the incident was expected to serve as a warning for
careful food preparation.
He said, “About 22 of those made their way home before
paramedics were called to assess 12 others who were still
at the party.”
None of the people left at the party were taken to the
hospital according to the team manager.
“Some of the others who made their way home later called
triple-0,” said Keane.
“A man aged in his 30s was taken to Frankston Hospital in
a stable condition.
“Others were triaged by telephone by an experienced
paramedic and didn’t need an ambulance.”
He added, “With lots of barbeques and parties over the
holidays it’s important for people to take some simple food
handling precautions to reduce the chances of food
poisoning.”
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