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The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, received this morning the British Consul Antonio Berdonces Vivancos, and the British Association in Mazarron, who have made delivery of medical supplies for the township.
The mayor explained that after the earthquakes that affected so dramatically Lorca on 11 May, the British community based in Mazarron organized a fundraising concert on May 21.
Among the concert and 14 other organized activities was raised a total of 4,400 euros, to which were added Euro 1984 with other donations, making a total amount of 6384 euros.
Following discussions it was agreed that donations in the best interests of all Lorca and decided to purchase medical kit to provide the Local Emergency Centre to future incidents.
It came also the need to equip a field hospital under the Emergency Municipal Service so that specific material was selected according to the needs, which has also been acquired.
The provision that has managed to acquire with the help of the British group was as follows:
Equipment for the Emergency Center:
Camilla inflatable mattress.
Portable oxygen bottle with mask.
Semi-automatic defibrillator.
Oximeter.
Tensiometer.
Infusion pump.
For the hospital:
Adult manual resuscitator.
Pediatric manual resuscitator.
Oxygen therapy equipment.
Disposable laryngeal masks.
First aid kit for emergencies.
Infusion pump.
The Mayor thanked the work of the association PALS (Protection and Life Saving), emphasizing that has played a decisive role in the collection of money in the negotiations with the city.
This organization has been conducting economic collections to obtain medical supplies for over a decade.
For example, a portable tent trauma who bought last year for 112 of Mazarron is used after the evacuation of the Hospital Rafael Méndez.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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