Xàbia Red Cross did during his summer campaign 4.743 assists

The surveillance and lifeguard beaches in Javea, provided by the Red Cross, took stock of the summer season just ended and which has not had to regret any fatality in the javiense coast.

A good result despite the large number of bathers recorded in the Xàbia beaches and new challenges associated with "active tourism"Who must face the team coordinated by Javier Server, to maintain safe beaches thanks to the efforts on prevention, with more than 5.000 ground patrols, daily buoying with pennants areas with currents and 3.200 preventive actions.

403 disabled people have used the service bathroom

In general data they have been 4.743 sanitary assists the underserved in health posts from the beaches, of which the vast majority are cures for minor incidents or jellyfish stings in a year in which the beaches of Javea have not suffered the massive presence of these stinging, but their action has been within the usual parameters.

The number of health transfers to the health center with ambulances has been 76, which includes in addition to the activity on the beach also incidents on the promenade or the leisure of the beach. It has also done a great job in social matters to the attention of bathroom stall who have used 403 people.

Among the improvements implemented this season with good results, since the medicalization of the Portitxol beach. After the 2014 summer one person died due to a cardiac arrest and because it is one of the farthest points of the coast, the Red Cross decided to provide the post with a defibrillator and a minimum of medical instruments to be able to act in case of emergency.

It has also achieved a double advantage with the change of location of the chair near the Arenal, which has been relocated to South Beach thereby giving better visibility of the entire bathroom area while avoiding tip this point, on a small cliff jumping is based on the sea of ​​young people at risk of an accident.

"They are decisions from the experience of a team of rescuers with an average of 5 and 8 years of experience, which greatly facilitates coordination and rapid response to emergencies", Said its coordinator Javier Server.

Active tourism increases rescues in the bay of Jávea

This year, many efforts have focused on rescues at sea, which have increased considerably.

According to data provided by the Red Cross he has participated in 55 72 operational and rescued people when last year the figure stood at 39. In all cases it is complex, where you have to immobilize the injured man in the water.

It has also been attended 19 vessels in distress and many of the bailouts have been in coves and cliffs that fall outside the surveillance zone and prevention.

This is an indication that tourism receiving villa is increasingly active and not content to take bath but increasingly opting for water sports or sports disciplines such as psicobloc climbing or diving.

Also in this summer, there have been several weekends (when most saturated are the beaches and coves) where there has been bad sea.

Councilwoman Beaches, Doris CourcellesHe congratulated the surveillance equipment Red Cross for the great service provided and for having achieved a summer without victims.