Training & Drills

Demonstrated Vehicle Extrication With Entrapment in Virginia

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Doctors Ready and Prepared

CDS Medical Providers will be at Majahual beach west of La Libertad in order to attend to emergencies during this years Holy Week vacation. Pictured left to right are Dr. Manuel Valencia, Dr. Luis Delgado,…

High Angle Training

Puyallup Extrication Team

Recently, Comandos de Salvamento International Representatives Mark Hoffman and Josue Martinez were invited by Jeff Pugh, leader of the Puyallup Extrication Team in Puyallup, Washington, in order to give a presentation on the work of CDS…

Remembering Victims of Accidents

With an accident simulation, this Friday marked the “World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims,” with the aim of raising awareness of this pandemic, which leaves 1.3 million dead and more than 50 million…

Battle of Solferino Remembered

EMS COURSE ENDS ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WAR FIRST RESPONDER Twenty Comandos de Salvamento members received diplomas and certificates of approval after having finished a Pre-Hospital Care training course  at the Central Base EMS…

Decade of Road Safety

THE DECADE OF ROAD SAFETY With a simulation accident that culminated in the public presentation throughout “Launch of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020” which aims to reduce traffic accidents and thousands of…

MVA Simulation Drill

A MVA rescue drill took place at KM 5 on the Troncal del Norte Highway. The event was timed with the upcoming Holy Week Vacations that start April 17th and end the 24th. Photos: Campos

CDS and Salvadoran AirForce Prepare for Holy Week

Comandos de Salvamento and the Salvadoran Airforce again collaborated together in rescue excercises Majahual Beach . According to the “script”, two vacationers were swept away by ocean waves in an area known as the reventazón.…

Salvadoran Press @ Majahual

Comandos de Salvamento rescuing Journalist  Marcela Sánchez of channel 67, after the boat she was riding in to cover the event capsized. Credit: Ricardo Segura and CoLatino Credit: Esmitv TCS Credit: LPG

Western El Salvador Comandos Prepare for Holy Week

EMS crews from our western delegate bases took part in a simulated Motor Vehicle Accident drill in order to sharpen their skills for when Holy Week vacations start. Delegate bases that participated were Juayua, Santa…

Prepared for Holy Week 2011

Some 80 residents of the Peña Partida community, most of them manual laborers and fishermen will be working as volunteers of Comandos de Salvamento at the main Salvadoran Beaches for Holy Week vacations to attend…