COMANDOS SUPPORT PUBLIC PARADE MARCH.

Some one hundred and fifty Comandos accompanied Salvadorans on the great yearly march of International Work day. Comandos are present at these events in case there are emergencies like  heat exhaustion, dehydration or other common injuries.  CDS members that took part included delegations from Zacatecoluca, San Martín, Popotlán, Quezaltepeque, Zapotitán, Suchitoto, Nejapa, Tepecoyo, Ayutuxtepeque, Ilopango, and the main base. 10 ambulances were present but were not utilized since the march was peaceful and without any disturbances.

There has been a significantly less emergencies this year during holy week vacation as witnessed during our -Somos Comandos de Salvamento 2011-nationwide support operation. Since the vacation started, to this afternoon, easter Sunday, there have been 32 patients with common injuries, 4 MVAs, 124 water rescues, and of those, 84 were shallow water while the rest were deep water. There have been 4 deaths reported. CDS believes that the reduction in emergencies is a result of strong preventive educational campaigns that have been developed and deployed by all EMS institutions hand in hand with National Civil Protection. Photos: CDS Video: El Diario del Hoy