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Marko Hoffman ha sido colaborador y un representante internacional de Comandos de Salvamento desde 1996.

MVA Extrication Classes

Clase de Rescate Vehicular

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.

Bus Accident Los Chorros

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El Diario de Hoy reports a recent bus accident with three DOAs and over 50 injured after the driver lost control and went over a 18 meter cliff. Patients attended to and transported to San Rafael Hospital in Santa Tecla:

1. Emilio Rojas de 38 años
2. Miguel Ángel Nájera
3. Antonia de Nájera de 38 años
4. NO IDENTIFICADA de Aproximadamente 38 años FALLECIDA
5. Jessica Marlene Gonzales de 27 años
6. Gregoria Cañas de Cañas de 57 años
7. Lety Bonilla
8. Sandra Noemí Osorio
9. Cesar Rosales
10. Teresa Lemus Ramírez
11. María Araceli Meléndez
12. Adriana Rivera
13. Roció Domínguez
14. José Reyes
15. José William Jirón
16. Jessica Marlene Duran
17. Ismael Ayala
18. Luis Cruz Castellano
19. Francisco Contreras
20. Grecia Pineda Rendreros
21. Miguel Ángel Meléndez
22. Yesica Marlene Gonzales
23. Someone who calls herself (Amparo)

Electrocuted While Painting

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EMS members from Comandos de Salvamento help rescue a victim of electrocution.

EMS crews from Comandos rescued 25yo Jaime Gustavo Gutierrez who presented with electrical burns that resulted from live wires and cables when he was painting the Banco Agrigola located on the corner of 5a. Ave. North and 29th St. in the neighborhood of San Miguelito in San Salvador. The patient was transported to Rosales hospital due to not having social security insurance. Other rescue units at the scene included the Red Cross and the National Firefighter department.

Extrication: Comandos and the Fire Department


Comandos de Salvamento and the National Fire Department collaborated together in extricating 32 yo Blanca Lorena Campos from her car after it was in a head on collision with a truck along the Venezueal Blvd near the Belloso Market in San Salvador. It was reported that Campos crossed into oncoming traffic while traveling from east to west on the street.  four other people were injured. The extrication took more than an hour because she was trapped within the metal scraps of her destroyed vehicle.  Fotos: CDS, Bomberos Nacionales El Salvador

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EMS Pants for Comando Volunteers

To all Volunteer EMS workers of CDS:

The board of CDS invites all volunteers to the Central Base this Saturday February 12th at 930am, and at 230pm in order to get measured for uniform pants. This next Semana Santa, all Comandos need to be in correct uniform in order to serve the public during operation rescue first 2011, 50 years of community service.

Delegates: Please send 10 EMS workers from your delegation.