Category Archives: Education

CDS community education and awareness efforts.

Newly Trained Vehicle Extraction Rescuers

Twelve new EMS members were trained in Vehicle Extractions and recieved certificates of acreddidation as members of the CDS Rescue Brigade. The official ceremody took place this last Saturday at the Central Base “Yolanda Elizabet Ramírez” EMS training school. Co-participants in the act were Norwegian Linda Olson from Peoples Norwegian Aid, and North American Paramedic Devin Price. President and Treasurer of Comandos- Wilmer Lobo and Efrain Solis, leader of the rescue brigade, Roberto Pacheco and technical instructor Julio Rivas were also present.

The work these experts participate in deals with patients that are trapped within vehicles during accidents. The team leaders also announced future trainings in specialties such as High Angle Verticle Rescue in order to train future CDS generations.

Simulacrozóte

One of our main documentary photographers, Ricardo Segura took photos of our work during a mass disaster simulation of a flood and other traumas in the community of Los Angeles Hacienda Colima Suchitoto en Cuscatlan. Mulage makeup was completed by Edgar Jhony Ramos. Jhony has over 20 years practicing this art with the Comandos.  We want to thank the community for their voluntary spirit this day in order to practice what could indeed happen in the future.  The volunteers in the orange shirts work for the Municipal Emergency Comitee of Suchitoto. They were trained by Comandos de Salvamento in Disaster EMS techniques and management. The thumbnails are of the actual simulated drill. The two photos below are EMS situations in which Comandos find themselves every day.

Foto crédito: Ricardo Segura

Comandos and Green Cross: APAA Course

Curso APAA EMT

EMS members of Comandos de Salvamento and Green Criss participated in an EMT course APAA this last 23rd of May. The course took place in the National Firefighter Offices and was sponsored by Glasswing International and USAID/OFDA Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. Over 30 EMS workers improved their quality of care by acquiring more patient care knowledge regarding MVAs, natural disasters and other pre-hospital care situations. Representatives from Civil Protection and Glasswing were present during the training.