Terrible accident in Corralejo

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Radio Sintonia:

Five seriously injured, including a 4-month-old girl, in the Corralejo accident.

The 112 of the Government of the Canary Islands reports eight injured, five of them seriously, when they were hit by a vehicle on two terraces in Corralejo, Fuerteventura.The accident occurred on Avenida Nuestra Señora del Carmen, municipality of La Oliva at 11:27 am today, August 31.


Assessment of the seriously injured affected in the Corralejo accident provided by the SUC:

A 4-month-old girl who, at the initial moment of care, presents serious polytraumatisms, transferred in the GES helicopter with pediatrician and nurse from the Corralejo Health Center to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura Virgen de la Peña and later evacuated in a medicalized helicopter from the SUC to the Maternal and Child University Hospital of the Canary Islands
An 18-year-old woman who, at the initial moment of assistance, presented serious polytraumatisms, transferred in a medicalized ambulance to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura Virgen de la Peña and later evacuated in a medicalized helicopter from the SUC to the Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria.
A 40-year-old male who, at the initial moment of assistance, presented serious polytraumatisms, transferred in a basic life support ambulance with a doctor and nurse from the Corralejo Health Center to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura Virgen de la Peña.
A 49-year-old woman who, at the initial moment of assistance, presents serious polytraumatisms, transferred in a medicalized ambulance to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura Virgen de la Peña
A 43-year-old male who, at the initial moment of assistance, presented serious polytraumatisms, transferred by medicalized helicopter to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura Virgen de la Peña.
A 5-year-old girl who, at the initial moment of assistance, presents various moderate traumatisms, transferred in a basic life support ambulance with pediatrician and nurse from the Corralejo Health Center to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura Virgen de la Peña.
A 44-year-old male who, at the initial moment of assistance, presented various moderate traumatisms, transferred in a basic life support ambulance with a doctor and nurse from the Corralejo Health Center to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura Virgen de la Peña.
A 50-year-old male who, at the initial moment of assistance, presents various moderate traumatisms, transferred in a basic life support ambulance with a doctor from the Corralejo Health Center to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura Virgen de la Peña.
Services activated by CECOES 1-1-2:

Canary Islands Emergency Service (SUC): two medicalized helicopters, two medicalized ambulances and three basic life support ambulances
Primary Care: two pediatricians, two doctors and two nurses from the Corralejo Health Center
Emergency and Rescue Group (GES): a helicopter
Firefighters La Oliva
Civil Guard
Local Police
Remarks:

At the time indicated above, the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (CECOES) 1-1-2 of the Government of the Canary Islands received an alert informing that a vehicle had run over several people who were on a terrace on the aforementioned avenue.
1-1-2 immediately activated the necessary emergency resources.
The staff of the SUC, with the collaboration of four doctors, two of them pediatricians, and two nurses from the Health Center of Corralejo, carried out the medical assistance of the injured at the scene of the incident, made the corresponding triage and transferred those affected to the aforementioned hospital centers, several of them by medicalized helicopter.
The GES evacuated one of the wounded accompanied by the corresponding medical team to the General Hospital of Fuerteventura.
Firefighters of La Oliva collaborated with the emergency services in the assistance and transfers of the injured.
The Local Police regulated traffic in the area, instructed the corresponding report and guarded the evacuation of those affected to the hospital.
The Civil Guard collaborated with the emergency device moved to the area of the incident.

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Noticias:

The baby of the Corralejo accident fights for life.

The evolution, within the gravity, is positive for her and for the rest of those affected.


The fight for the life of the baby of the accident of Corralejo is the best of the news with which Fuerteventura can get up this Saturday. At the moment, even within the gravity, the situation has improved since there are no complications, in the words of doctors on the island "is fighting hard for life."



As for the woman who was operated on several internal organs and the one who presented the most complicated picture, she also remains stabilized and is more optimistic, within the gravity.



It also improves the situation of the five-year-old girl with several fractures and traumas that she had. The rest of those affected, with a serious prognosis, continue to improve thanks to the care of doctors on the island and in Gran Canaria the displaced.

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Noticias:

Harriet, one of the seriously run over in Corralejo after saving her daughter, seeks to return to England.


PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY, September 15, 2023 - 21:18H.



She is admitted to Gran Canaria after losing her spleen, severe liver damage and a spinal injury.


After saving the life of her 5-year-old daughter, giving her a push at the moment that the car driven by another British tourist invaded a terrace of Avenida de Corralejo, Harriet took the blow head-on and that has changed her life.



Multiple serious internal injuries with damage to the spleen, liver and spine, made it necessary to be urgently transferred by helicopter to Gran Canaria, where she is and have managed to stabilize her.



In recent days, another British citizen, Charlotte Ridgeon has organized a fundraiser through the https://www.gofundme.com/ page, so that Harriet can return home. The initiative that began a week ago has raised 47,250 pounds in 1,400 donations, mostly from British compatriots. The initial target for the lap is 55,000 pounds.



Terrible incident on Avenida Nuestra Señora del Carmen in Corralejo



"In what was supposed to be a happy family getaway in Fuerteventura, life took an unexpected turn for Harriet when a car drove through an outdoor seating area and seriously injured several people. Harriet watched as the car swerved towards her five-year-old daughter and pushed her off the road. This resulted in her being in direct contact with the vehicle at the time of impact and left her with life-changing injuries," Charlotte explains in her application.



"Now in Gran Canaria, after being airlifted to hospital and having endured three urgent surgeries, Harriet faces a challenging journey ahead. He lost his spleen, suffered severe liver damage and a life-changing spinal injury. The crucial next step is to bring her back to the UK, where she will have to be transferred to a specialist spine rehabilitation unit in a bid to restore her quality of life."



"Harriet is a wife, daughter, mother, sister and friend. Anything you can contribute will not only help Harriet return home, but it will also surround her with the love and care she so bravely gave her daughter. Join us on GoFundMe to support Harriet's path to recovery."

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Noticias:

The baby from the Corralejo accident is out of danger.

The four-month-old baby who was run over with a group of people on a terrace in Corralejo has already gone down to the floor and evolves favorably according to sources consulted.



The event occurred when the driver of a car lost control of it on Avenida Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Corralejo. Even without information from the investigation, it is speculated that the driver, an English tourist, could have gone through an epileptic episode.



The situation of the little girl is great news since her condition had shocked the majorero society, in this case, in addition, it joins the favorable evolution of the British Harriet Moxon who after losing a spleen and with liver and mobility problems also evolves favorably.

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Noticias:

The story of the Corralejo accident and the fate of Harriet Moxon moves British society.

The 34-year-old mother of 5 children left the ICU having her spleen removed, with liver and spinal problems



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The newspaper The Mirror, one of the reference headers of England published last Tuesday an extensive report on the situation of Harriet Moxon, "a mother heroically saved the life of her daughter, but suffered serious injuries in doing so, when a car crashed into the cafeteria in which they were. "



In the explanation of the fatal event that impacted the entire majorera society, The Mirror explains that "Harriet Moxon, 34, and her family went to the establishment in Fuerteventura during their holidays. As Harriet's husband and son drove away to go to the bathroom, a car veered off the road and crashed into the cafeteria. Harriett rushed to push her daughter's Eve out of the way, but she herself took most of the hit on Thursday, August 31.



Charlotte Rigeon, Harriett's twin sister, said: "Harriet had seen the car coming and managed to push Eve, her five-year-old daughter, out of the car's path and she took the brunt of the impact herself.



Harriet was transferred by helicopter to the main hospital in Fuerteventura. There, he underwent an urgent splenectomy to remove the bleeding spleen, a procedure that saved his life. His medical journey didn't end there; Later she was transferred to a hospital in Gran Canaria for a new spinal surgery and subsequent operations on the liver.



Charlotte, a paramedic by profession, revealed the harrowing details of Harriet's ordeal. She spent five grueling days intubated and on life support in the intensive care unit before showing signs of recovery. Once the breathing tube was removed, Harriet was taken out of the ICU, marking a small victory in her battle for survival.



But Harriet, from Harrow, northwest London, is now facing a life-changing spinal injury and possible complications to her liver due to a persistent laceration that she refuses to heal. "It's just horrendous. It's a living nightmare, it's the only way I can describe it," Charlotte told My London.



Wants to go home



As a paramedic and physician associate, Charlotte immediately understood the gravity of the situation. "When I heard 'catastrophic injuries,' I knew the impact of them. And I knew I was going to fly to potentially recover my sister's body. I've been in these scenes and people don't come out alive." She confessed.



The ordeal continues as Harriet struggles in a foreign hospital where not much English is spoken. "It's still a nightmare because he's obviously in a foreign country, in a hospital that doesn't speak English very well," Charlotte added.



"Absolutely amazing" care of the Canarian health



Harriet's struggle is compounded by her inability to move around her bed and the discomfort of the sweltering heat, as the hospital lacks air conditioning. Despite the "absolutely amazing" quality of care she received, Harriet's family is now raising funds to cover the costs of bringing her home.