Portal de Cartagena
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The parts of the Civil Protection of the City of Cartagena 10 489 interventions performed on beaches during July and August, the two busiest months on the coasts and in which the device is at full capacity.
Among the figures released by the Director General of Security, Carlos Nieto, the rescue of 238 people who were in tight situations in the water.
Within hours of the posts is recorded only drowned on the beach of Entremares, while bathing with a red flag.
The remaining deaths in the beach stops were for cardio or after hours of jobs.
The greatest number of times this summer - 6735 - corresponded to the so-called social services provided by the guards, whose largest number-6213-have been consultations and information needs of the swimmers, while stressing the location of 32 missing persons and help to 482 disabled swimmers.
This year has been less than the number of times and first-aid cures: 3,724, his reason being in a smaller presence of jellyfish in coastal areas.
Most priests and first aid are referred to allergy-and wound-2110 -997 -, while bites by marine species, including jellyfish, were reduced to 182.
Finally, include the 216 ambulance service to be provided from the municipal services provided in Minor Outlying Islands, La Manga and La Azohía.
Safety general director of the City of Cartagena, Carlos Nieto, expressed his satisfaction with the functioning of the device and the number of services provided to beach users, this year especially wearing his distinctive blue flag, awarded by the European Foundation for Environmental Education.
Nieto recalled that during the heavy summer months, July and August, Civil Protection was operating 23 checkpoints, one more than last year, with 32 lifeguards, also five more than in 2009.
In addition, extended service hours until 20.00 hours, instead of up to 19.00 hours, as is usual the rest coming years.
Also this year there were three ambulances, located in Minor Outlying Islands to meet the southern shore of Mar Menor, one on the beach of Zeus from which intervened in the Manga, and a third in the Azohía to respond to emergencies in the western .
Finally, the CEO pointed out that part of all this device will be operating until late September, the most popular beaches along the coast.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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