Defibrillators in Elche

AS residents and visitors in Elche continued to enjoy the August festivities in honour of the Virgen de la Asuncion, the department of health started the ‘cardioprotective party’ campaign on so that people could participate in the festive events with greater safety.

Civil Protection volunteers carried small backpacks with a dozen defibrillators, donated to Elche City Council by the company Alma Industries, at all events where there was a large influx of people.

“With this initiative we will be able to react immediately to any incident, because every second counts,” said the mayor of health and celebrations, Inma Mora, on Thursday, August 10.

Civil Protection volunteers will be present at all large events

This initiative is already being carried out in other festive events such as Holy Week in Sevilla, the Malaga Fair or the Fallas in Valencia.

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Nibs Extra

Too fast

A SPEED radar in Torrevieja caught a driver speeding at 124 kilometres per hour on a road in the urban area of the city. The speed was triple that of the 40 kilometres per hour limit. The driver is being traced and will face court.

Hot wait

RELATIVES of patients admitted to the emergency department of the Hospital de Sant Joan are being forced to wait outside in temperatures exceeding 35 degrees during the day. The cause is expansion works which began in March.

Hit and run

A 17-YEAR-OLD man was seriously injured at midnight on Thursday, August 10 after being run over at a zebra crossing in Elche. The accident occurred when the adolescent was using the crossing on Calle Francisco Vicente Rodríguez.