Category Archives: First Aid

EMS HealthCare

Electrocution

Douglas Amilcal Matuto de 20 años sufrió graves lesiones cuando fue alcanzado por la electricidad mientras realizaba trabajos en un almacén sobre la Calle Arce y 11 Avenida Sur en San Salvador. Socorristas de Comandos de Salvamento lo trasladaron este martes en horas de la mañana al Hospital Rosales ya que el trabajador no esta afiliado al Seguro Social. Foto cortesía CDS.

Guardian Angels in Training

First responders and life-guards of CDS recently completed resistance training at Majahual beach. They are preparing for Holy Week celebrations which start this Sunday when thousands of Salvadorans flock to the beach for a full week of fun in the sun. First aid stations will be spread along the shore of the beach in order to be prepared for shallow and deep water rescues. In total over 250 comando volunteers participated in the training for the upcoming campaign “Your Guardian Angel of 2012, Comandos de Salvamento First in to the Rescue”. CDS staff and volunteers will also be stationd throughout the country on heavy traffic highways and roads in order to be ready for any emergency that may arise.  Fotos Cortesía: Mauricio Martínez/CDS

EMS Call to Parque Centenario

Parqcentenario 2012

A CDS ambulance unit was dispatched three blocks away where 34 yo Jose Henriquez Argueta was arrested after driving a jeep with plate number  P 423 631 onto the sidewalk and striking 35 yo Norma Estela Yanes Flores.  The patient presented with possible back and lower extremity injuries to the fibia and tibia. C-spine was implemented and she was secured to a backboard for transportation to a local Emergency Room. The event took place in front of Centenario Park and 10th St. , along the Juan Pablo Avenue. Foto: Carlos Fuentes/CDS

Mission Statement During Stressful Political Events

Today, Comando community support teams utilized crisis intervention skills in attending to numerous injured followers of political parties that confronted one another in the streets due to the upcoming municipal elections in March. The Association of Comandos de Salvamento El Salvador respectfully requests all political parties and their supporters to allow us to fulfill our mission statement of, “SAVING THE LIVES OF PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, OR POLITICAL CREED.  For over 40 years, Comandos de Salvamento has been able to neutrally manage acute internal strife on the streets and in the countryside of El Salvador.  We hope for a safe election season this year and ask you to also respect our EMS colleagues from the Green and Red Cross when offering first aid to patients in public.  Photos: CDS/Carlos Fuentes/Orlando Villalobos.