At the start of February, Dr. Margarita Orellana of Comandos de Salvamento was participating in a health brigade when the unit received an emergency call in Berlin Usulután. An assault with a Machete had taken place. The doctors, medical director Rosa Mendea, and EMTs offered first aid to patients in order to assure their airways, control breathing and monitor their vitals. They monitored level of consciousness during transport.
Dra. Orellana explains:
We arrived to Berlin and found the patients, both in a state of being inebriated. They had gotten into an altercation together with a machete. One presented with a fractured skull, multiple lacerations on his arms. We applied a pressure dressing but due to the injury being very acute, we transported to Santiago de Maria Hospital. Of course we brought the other patient with us since he presented very inebriated. It was difficult to acquire the other patients collaboration since he did not want to travel in the same ambulance as his supposed “amigo”. Eventually both arrived safe at the hospital.
Rosa and CDS EMTs offering support to one of the patients.
EMS Recovery crews from CDS and Salvadoran Red Cross recover the body of a female that committed suicide by jumping off the face of Puerta de Diablo, south of San Salvador. Recovery efforts took a long time due to the 30 meter height of the precipice.
Redacción Diario Co Latino report Translation by Marco Forty year old Delhi Mabel de Montes took her own life this Thursday when she jumped off the highest cliff of the Devil’s door at Los Planes de Renderos.According to preliminary reports from search and recovery teams, the woman was a nurse at the psychiatric hospital and is from Tonacatepeque.Circumstances that led to the suicide remain unknown. The National Civilian Police are investigating a motive.However, it is known that the sixteen year old daughter of Delmi was disappeared and this circumstance made her very depressed.EMS crews have informed that before jumping off the ledge, she had called friends at work to inform them of her decision to take her own life.This Friday, recovery teams from the Red Cross, Comandos de Salvamento and the PNC worked since 10 am to recover the cadaver that was in a difficult zone to access.
The Emergency Unit of Rosales National Hospital released a report on emergencies attended by Salvadoran EMS crews. A total of 1,660 emergencies were documented between July and December 2009. Of them, 476 were attended to by CDS, 387 by the Red Cross, 515 by the National Civilian Police, 139 by the Green Cross, and others by various groups and individuals. This report demonstrates the responsiveness of CDS during EMS and Rescue runs. The following photo essay shows CDS EMS crews helping young patients that are trapped in their vehicle last week on the infamous “Troncal del Norte” that heads north out of San Salvador. Images courtesy of La Prensa Gráfica Photo Credit: Francisco Alemán
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