During the night of Monday 13 February, a call from the Provincial Red Cross Centre in Murcia requested the presence of the Guard Endowment Eagles Red Cross to assess affected in a traffic accident occurred at the junction of the streets Marina and Tort.
According to preliminary information received in the emergency center of the Region of Murcia were several passengers involved but his condition did not appear to be serious.
However, the Basic Life Support Ambulance with 2 Health Emergency Technicians immediately went to the place mentioned.
Once present, the members of Red Cross found that the accident had been involved two vehicles, a car and a van with 4 passengers each, proceeding to evaluate all affected "in situ" in order to claim additional medical resources necessary to provide an adequate health care.
After conducting the initial assessment and found that one of the passengers had symptoms of involvement in his back, 3 more were suffering from whiplash, fifth seemed to suffer a fracture in his forearm and the sixth was also injured policontusionado with possible injuries neck and leg, requested the Director of Health and Red Cross Relief Eagles, Miguel Angel Gallego Molina, the presence of other Ambulance Basic Life Support Humanitarian Organization to carry out the evacuation of patients with complete assurance.
Parallel requested the 1 1 2 supported by a medical team to carry out the immobilization and disposal of one of those involved with possible injuries to his spine.
This evacuation was carried out, once stabilized the patient, including the allocation of SUAP Guard and Red Cross health, moving to all occupants of vehicles to the Emergency Department of Eagles North Health Center to perform radiodiagnostic and medical tests that will determine the additional scope of injuries.
Source: Cruz Roja Águilas