The lifeguards of Sant Josep have carried out this season 5,400 health assistance, according to the balance presented by the City Council. Of the total, 81 interventions required external support, either by ambulances or advanced medical resources, as explained by the Consistory at a press conference held in Ibiza.
The service -which began in April- operated until October 31 at 11 beaches in the municipality, where, during the busiest months, a team of 57 professionals was deployed.
Prevention and first aid
Throughout the season more than 88,500 prevention actions were carried out, a figure which, according to the City Council, consolidates the safety in the bathing areas. Among the most common incidents were minor injuries (2,377), jellyfish stings (2,344), lipotimias (118) and heat stroke (63).
The rescue team performed 244 water rescues, one of them with special relevance for allowing the successful recovery of a person who had suffered a drowning episode, as confirmed by those responsible for the service.
Attention to people with reduced mobility
The bathing support program for people with reduced mobility accounted for 227 assistances, a service that the City Council considers “key” to ensure universal access to the beaches of the municipality.
In the environmental field, the device of boats completed 1,368 anchoring controls on posidonia meadows and detected 279 cases of incorrect anchoring. The Consistory stressed that these actions are part of the awareness campaigns that are developed each year to protect the marine environment.
