AMA calls for safety first at festivals

The Australian Medical Association says music festival organisers should put the safety of patrons before profits after two deaths in recent months.

Medical experts are calling for music festival organisers to put safety first after two people died at festivals in the last two months.

"Festival organisers have a duty of care to their patrons to ensure that profit is not put ahead of health," Australian Medical Association president Brian Owler said.

Pharmacist Sylvia Choi, 25, died from a suspected drug overdose at the Stereosonic festival in Sydney in November and Stefan Woodard, 19, died after taking pills at the Adelaide event days later.