Our EMS workers and extrication team worked to free 25 yo Milton Ivan Galton Girón who was trapped in his vehicle along Peralta Ave. in San Salvador. The accident presented us with three other injured patients, Raúl Natanael Granados, José Pineda and 18yo Cristian Eduardo Nieto. Three drivers were involved when they were driving the following vehicles. A microbús  qith plates MB-5523, a pick-up with plates of P-145-927 and a car with plates of P-589-169. The injured patients were transported to the Social Security Hospital and Rosales ER. The 911 squad of the National Civilian Police offered scene security as the extrication was taking place. Fotos: Francisco Campos

The CDS Vehicle Extrication Brigade took part in an impressive motor vehicle accident rescue effort to save the life of Nimrod Rodrigues, who crashed into an over pass near KM 35 along the highway that leads to Quezaltepeque and San Juan Opico. The full bodied extrication took place in under 50 minutes. There was present one other injured named José Enay Martines. A Salvador Batres died at the scene. The Red Cross also took place in the rescue effort and we thank them for their collaboration. LPG Foto Credit and EDH below.

CDS took part in an extrication of a patient from an MVA in Apopa, north of San Salvador. Comando Carlos Rivas worked inside the cabin delicatley cutting away metal and debris that was trapping the patients legs while EMT’s Vanessa Martinez, Julio Cesar  offered security and comfort to the anxious patient from the outside.

CDS first applied a c-collar to assure neutral position and did the best they could to place a seated backboard behind the patient in order to increase more stability of the spine. The patients lower left leg presented fractured so a splint was put in place to stabilize the tibia and fibia. The patient was then placed on a backboard after resecting him from the vehicle and he was transported with vitals and LOC being monitored.