The preventive unit of the City of Santa Cruz de Tenerife attended to 107 individuals, comprising 96 adults and eleven minors, during the final evening of the Carnival. Three individuals were detained, one of whom was for domestic violence.
According to a statement released by the Municipal Corporation on Sunday, 42% of those assisted were due to excessive alcohol consumption.
An additional 22 people received treatment for injuries and falls; 18 were treated for narcotic substance poisoning, and 17 were seen for “illnesses or symptoms not related to the festivities.” Moreover, there were two instances of assistance for assaults.
For more specialised care or testing, hospital transfer for eleven patients was required. The unit provided assistance to 54 men and 53 women on the concluding evening of the Carnival.
The preventive and health unit also includes a resource for minors, managed by the Spanish Red Cross, which operates in coordination with the Local Police Unit assigned to the Minor Prosecutor’s Office. This police group documented and analysed data for 16 minors, with nine experiencing alcohol poisoning.
The Advanced Care Post (PAA), located in Plaza de España, was operated by the Santacrucera Civil Protection Volunteer Group, which assisted 20 individuals.
At the start of the evening, the Local Police intervened in a case of domestic violence, arresting a man identified as Gadr, aged 42. The victim was present with her five children, aged between 9 years and a year and a half. Several witnesses reported the situation, prompting activation of the established protocol for such incidents.
Subsequently, the officers acted in response to a series of assaults involving a broken bottle that caused minor injuries to two individuals, successfully apprehending the alleged assailant in the area of Patriotism Square. Another 32-year-old suspect was also detained for a public health offence, while 19 individuals were processed for drug use or possession.
Regarding the operation of the two violet points, both the one near Plaza de España and the facility within the Carnival Hospital provided advice to numerous individuals. Within the latter, the SOM for women associated with the local police for gender violence was activated.
Concerning the functioning of the rainbow point, specialised personnel were on hand to inform and support those experiencing potential LGBTIAFOBIA situations, assisting two young people regarding a possible hate crime; an incident involving verbal aggression was also addressed. Information about this resource was provided to five individuals.
67 assisted during the daytime carnival
The daytime festivities of the second, more populous carnival resulted in a total of 67 assists, comprising 47 for adults and 20 for minors. Nearly 30% of these interventions were related to excessive alcohol consumption.
During this celebration, the unit attended to 24 individuals for ailments not associated with the festivities.
The carnival recorded 21 incidents related to trauma and falls, alongside two cases of narcotic substance consumption.
Health services had to refer seven patients to medical centres or hospitals for necessary diagnostic examinations.
During this festive period, the Local Police apprehended a man for a public health offence. The 41-year-old individual was discovered selling narcotic substances at the junction of Valentín Sanz and Villalba Hervás streets. This operation was made feasible through the identification of the suspect by the police drone team, which conducted aerial surveillance, leading to his subsequent interception by ground personnel. A cursory search revealed various quantities of cocaine and tablets in his possession, along with 190 euros.
Within the preventive and health measures in place for younger attendees, ten minors received treatment, six of whom were for alcohol poisonings.
Additionally, the municipal police processed 28 individuals for the possession or use of narcotic substances, along with one for carrying a blade.
The violet point, situated in Plaza de España, conducted 38 informational interventions, and assisted a disoriented minor who was under the influence of narcotic substances, leading to the involvement of medical resources. The health service at Carnival Hospital responded to a case of gender violence, although the victim ultimately chose not to file a report.
The rainbow point recorded two incidents of LGBTIQAfobia; the first involved a man who suffered verbal abuse, necessitating his departure from the celebratory area to seek help; the second involved several individuals who hurled insults at the staff of the rainbow point. Information was provided to 17 individuals, and sexual health guidance was given to over a hundred people.
On the final day of the Santacrucero Carnival, members of the Local Police, National Police, Tenerife Firefighters, Santacrucera Civil Protection Volunteer Group, and Spanish Red Cross medical staff collaborated. All teams were coordinated from the Advanced Command Post (PMA) located at the Carnival Hospital in General Gutiérrez Mellado Plaza in the capital of Tenerife.
Updates on the activities conducted during Saturday night were shared through the municipal Twitter accounts of the Operational Coordination Centre of the Municipal Administration (Cecopal) @cecopalsc, the Local Police @policialocalsc, and the Civil Protection volunteers @ProtecivilSctf under the hashtag #HOSPITALCARNAVALSCSCSCSCSC.
