A MVA rescue drill took place at KM 5 on the Troncal del Norte Highway. The event was timed with the upcoming Holy Week Vacations that start April 17th and end the 24th. Photos: Campos
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CDS and Salvadoran AirForce Prepare for Holy Week
Comandos de Salvamento and the Salvadoran Airforce again collaborated together in rescue excercises Majahual Beach . According to the “script”, two vacationers were swept away by ocean waves in an area known as the reventazón. A Comando rescue swimmer accesses the victims by jumping from a Vietnam era UH helicopter and via rescue bungee, is lifted from the water and flown to the beach into the hands of higher qualified medical personell. Both patients are triaged and one is medivaced to a Hospital in San Salvador. Photos: Francisco Campos/CDS
Baby Born Too Quick!
El Salvador is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and it’s very difficult to not see a pregnant Salvadoran on every corner. After witnessing alot of death and destruction attending to multiple MVAs over the last few weeks, the institution of CDS takes great pride in participating in an emergency that resulted in life. 31 yo Claudia Veronica Diaz gave birth at home in the neighborhood of La Colonia Elisa, near the Troncal del Norte highway in Ciudad Delgado. The actual birth took place in the patients bedroom due to the presence of immediate crowning and increased contractions. Our EMS workers were content after delivering the infant at 6:15pm this past Friday February 25th. Although the birth was normal, both were taken to the hospital for stabilization. Fotos: CDS
