EMS team members from Comandos de Salvamento assisted in transporting 1 month old Norma Beatriz Perez to a shelter located in the neighborhood of Colonia San Juan de Dios in the town of Olocuiltla, department of La Paz. The patient presented with a high fever and was treated at the shelter setup for displaced persons affected by flooding. Comandos also assisted in transporting 86 yo Antonia Alvarado and her 87 yo partner Eugenio Marroquín to the same shelter. Fotos: CDS Mario Martines
Category Archives: Disasters
Natural and man made disasters.
Slippery Road: Extrication in the Rain
70 yo Ulises Escobar Benites became trapped in his vehicle when he hit a tree on the road to Comalapa this last sunday. It is suspected that strong rains and a wet road contributed to the accident. An Extrication team was dispatched from the Main Base in San Salvador to assist and handed the patient over to the Salvadoran Red Cross for transport and stabilization. Foto: CDS/Mario Martines
Comandos Everpresent in Puerto Parada
EMS Rescue crews from CDS have been actively pursuing rescue operations in Puerto Parada, department of Usulután in order to evacuate those affected from torrential rainfall and flooding. CDS remains present and ever vigilent throughout the zone to accompany families that have had to flee their flooded homes and offer first aid and psychosocial support services. Foto: CDS.