We were just sitting in the ambulance.
Parked on the street waiting for a call to come.
We were there for 5 hours and nothing happened. Saying we were bored would be an under statement. He was lying down inside the ambulance and I was on the outside leaning on the open door chatting about something really not important. Time went by so slow.
Then a little girl that was walking by the ambulance stopped and asked her mom if she could see it from inside. Her mom told her to ask us. She was a little bit shy but she came right in front of me and said "Can you show me your ambulance?"
She was the cutest little girl.
"Of course, jump in" I replied.
The next 10 minutes were just great. She was so happy. So was I.
Not everything in this job is blood and sorrow.
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About Me
- Mex EMT-I
- Mexico City., Mexico
- 6 years in the job, worked in some private and public systems, now volunteer of the biggest and busiest ambulance service in Mexico. I am just a guy with a good pair of hands...
hello there,
ReplyDeletei came across your blog from a random internet search
i've been a paramedic in the uk for the last 10 years. how do i go about applying to the mexican ambulance service?
Hi.
ReplyDeleteIf you live in Mexico City i recommend to search for a place at a private hospital as a nurse.
The amount of money you can make here being a paramedic is not even a 10th of what you made in UK.
We have very hard issues with payment here, we are severely underpaid.
its not so much a money thing for me, more the experience. i'm looking for more practice in treating gunshot wounds and the like. i hear places like juarez are fairly high in that sort of thing.
ReplyDeletechris
Yes they are very high.
ReplyDeleteAlso in Mexico City, Mexico we get a lot of them.
But if you are planning to come here remember that the system is absolutely different and you will be living in a dangareous place.
Hey but if you want to come here and practice give it a shot i am sure that if you can stand the conditions you will have a LOT of practice.
ok, thats good.
ReplyDeletedo you have any idea which agency is the best to contact?
we have the Health Professionals Council in the uk to register as a paramedic but a person needs to apply to individual counties ambulance services to work for them.
is there a general state ambulance service in mexico?
chris
Send me a comment with your e-mail (i will not publish it, it can be moderated) and we can talk more about this plan you have. Maybe I can give you a hand.
ReplyDeleteThis is great!
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