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Wenatchee Clinical Social Worker Mark Hoffman ha sido colaborador y un representante internacional de Comandos de Salvamento desde 1996.

Resumen de Emergencias: Semana Santa

CDS presents an overview of emergencies attended to from 8am March 27th to April 4th 12pm during Holy Week Vacation 2010.

For more detailed information please call 2221 1310 and ask for Carlos Alvarado, voice person for the Comandos de Salvamento Base Central, San Salvador.

INJURIES

Firearm 2

Blade/Object 25

Burns 7

Fractures 8

Intoxications (alcohol/drugs) 17

Polytraumas 26

MVA injuries 54

Total: 139 Injured

Attended 29 MVA calls, some only resulting in injury, some with DOAs, or Deceased during transport.

RESCUES

Water 182 (Simple Beach Rescues)

Deep Water 92 (Offshore Rescues with boat or helicopter)

High Angle Rescues 1

Vehicle Extrications 2

Total: 277 Rescued

Mobile Beach Clinic: Majahual

Mission Completed. This is the Comando team that worked at Majahual Beach in the Dept of La Libertad during Holy Week vacations. The Popotlan Base of Comandos, together with Dr. Orellana, good work team!

Foto 1: 6yo missing child, evaluated by Dr. Orellana. Treatment included liquid Acetominofen and a bandage over a small injury on his right arm.

Foto 2: 23 yo female, alegedly ebriated, presenting with multiple small cuts on left hand is attended to by Dr. Orellana along with Popotlan base EMS members.

Foto 3: This patient presents with a near drowning experience at Majahual beach. He is evaluated by Dr. Orellana and given psychosocial support.

Rescue of MVA Victims

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EMS crews from Comandos de Salvamento transported five injured patients, of a total of 18 that were involved in an MVA that occured today April 4th on the highway from San Salvador to Santa Ana at  Km 18, area known localy as la báscula. Three patients were acute and passed away. Two of them were identified as Marvin Odir Rosales and Son Sue Kin, or Korean origin. Other three injured patients were attended to and given first aid at the scene. Rest of the victims were transported by other EMS groups.  In order to remove some of the victims, use of extrication equipment such as the jaws of life was implemented by the Comandos Vehicle extrication unit at the scene.

Fotos: Ricardo Segura

Injured Transported by CDS

María Hortensia Sanchez de Días de 52 años.

Jorge Alberto Días. de 58 años.

Julio Ernesto Calderón. 10 años.

Carolina Alvarado Rodríguez.

Heidi Mejia de 32 años.

DEATHS

Marvin Odir Rosales.

Son Sue Kin

no identificado de entre 30 y 35 años.

Attended to at the Scene

José Urias N/d.

Karla Vasquez

Joél Mancia.

Nota: Algunos nombres pueden estar mal escritos porque fueron tomados con urgencia.

Vehicles involved.

AB-71851

P-625478

P-15384

P-552641

Injured Transported by other EMS Agencies

Cecilia Pleitez de 78 años.

María Salvadora Perez. de 31 años.

Francisco Roberto Castaneda de 65 años.

Pedro de Jesús Santos de 45 años.

José Salvador Martínez de 8 años.

Evelio Siguenza de 37 años.

Naty Arevalo Flores de 30 años.

Ana Cristina Aquino de 51 años.

Simón Martines de 53.

María Isabel Martínes de 41 años.

Omar Roberto Martínez de 21.

Juan Guzman N/d

María Estebana Salazar N/d

Pablo González. N/d.

Dong Hyun Shing.