The Civil Guard improves its means to care for pilgrims in the Camino de Santiago with the incorporation of five semi-automatic defibrillators (DESA) in its Mobile Pilgrim Assistance Offices, thanks to a grant from the Xunta.
The delivery of the equipment took place this Tuesday on a section of the Camino as it passes through the A Coruña municipality of O Pino, attended by representatives of the regional government and the security forces.
The AED is an easy-to-use portable device that allows ide
ntify and treat cardiorespiratory arrest by applying a controlled shock, reestablishing an effective heart rhythm.
As reported by the Xunta in a press release, this action seeks «improve the capacity to respond to a health emergency and reinforce security» of the thousands of pilgrims.
The Minister of the Presidency, Xustiza e Deportes, Diego Calvo, has pointed out that this initiative is part of the Executive's commitment to facilitate the work of the emergency services and the security forces and bodies and increase their effectiveness.
In this sense, the representative has indicated that in recent years close to 300 defibrillatorsa Civil Protection volunteers, with an approximate value of 340,000 euros. Calvo has also highlighted that the Galician Academy of Public Security teaches numerous courses every year to train personnel in its operation.
For its part, the Civil Guard has highlighted the equipment as a "key reinforcement" in order to consolidate the Jacobean route as a route "safe and prepared to deal with any emergency", which already has permanent surveillance by the security forces and a Civil Protection Plan for Pilgrim Care, activated in periods of maximum influx.
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