Vacation at Comandos
North American Doctor Brett Spitnale MD, spent the last fifteen days of his vacation working with CDS. During his stay he offered training to staff, went on health brigades to outlying communities affected by last…
Reports tagged
Training & Drills
Airline Mass Casualty Simulation
EMS crews from Comandos de Salvamento participated in a mass casualty response simulated disaster of a make believe airline crash at the Comalapa International Airport. Red Cross, The Salvadoran Fire Dept, Green Cross and Comandos were…
EMS Education for the future
The CDS education department has an EMS school called “Escuela de Comandos de Salvamento,”Yolanda Elizaberth Ramírez”-named after a Comandos who died in the line of duty. The school prepares medical students from the University of…
CDS Rescue Unit: MVA Extraction Demonstration
La Comandos Rescue and recovery unit are experts in patient extractions in case of motor vehicle accidents. Their experience is shown in this extrication simulation of a make believe pacient trapped inside a van. These…
Juramentacion de Base en Sensuntepeque Cabañas
The CDS Family Grows. On a small porch of a machine shop, situated at the entrance of Sensutepeque, a new Comandos section base was sworn in on Sunday June 28th 2009. This addition of volunteers…
Eureka Bridge Simulation Success
Today at 10am CDS had an excellent simulation of MVA patients including one that fell from a bridge. Participants included thirty EMTs and five members from the vertical rescue and recovery team. Simulation took place…
Positive Sea Rescue Simulation
This morning, Comandos along with the Salvadoran Air force practiced beach and sea rescues in order to prepare for the upcoming Holy Week. CDS successfully conducted on Sunday March 22 the mock air and water…
Rescue Simulation this Sunday Playa Majahual
COMANDOS DE SALVAMENTO will be doing a rescue simulation in order to prepare lifeguards and EMS personnel for the upcoming Holy Week that is celebrated from April 5th to the 12th. The simulation will start…
First Aid Classes
Ricardo Leiva teaches prehospital care to students of Liceo David J. Guzman institute at Central Base San Salvador.
Graduation
Nursing students graduate from the Technical Health School offered by CDS.
