A recovery unit from the CDS SAR group recovered three bodies at an airline accident south of the Ilopango military airport. Two of the victims were Chinese, and one Israeli National. At 1pm, The Salvadoran Air force inspected the crash zone and put out the fire before forensic specialists from Medicinal Legal were called in to give clearance to CDS for the recovery. Names of the victims were Pulsar Group owner Yaron Degani, and two others initially identified as Lee Yen and Yu Wen Kao. Yaron was a former C-130 pilot who owned an avionics production plant at Ilopango airport and sold small high performance acrobatic planes to private entities and Colombia. Photos: CDS
Señor Dagani, an Israelí living in El Salvador for more than 20 years. He also was a jet engine advisor for TACA airlines.
Members of our High Angle Rescue team rescue 49 yo Ernesto Carranza who fell near the Acelhuate river in the Barrio La Vega, south of San Salvador. He slid from a bank when trying to recover a soccer ball. Rescuers used a SKED to immobilize the patient since he presented with various fractures. The patient was transported to Hospital Rosales. This week CDS is working throughout the country in support of Holy Week Vacations under Operation We Are Comandos de Salvamento 2011.
Comandos de Salvamento UDR instructor Marlon Rivas led a workshop in Motor Vehicle Extrications at our Central Base this last weekend .
The event included early morning exercises, class lectures, and written tests. At the end of the weekend, students were able to put their skills to the test while under duress and artifical stressors were implemented to mimic real life context of an MVA in downtown El Salvador or during a chaotic natural disaster. Teachers of the class exposed students to psychological stress while practicing extrications and stabilization of make believe patients. When Marlon was asked why he was exposing the students to stress while training he responded that the average Comando rescuer is exposed to the adverse weather and social elements of Salvadoran society at times without sleep or much to eat for days on end. During a mass casualty incident or natural disaster, these themes are exacerbated and a rescuer needs to be prepared.
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