572 Ambulance

I have got on an ambulance three times, twice as a patient being carried to the ER, and the third time was as a fellow passenger. Yet I think not so many people have that experience three times. So to those who luckily never have rode on the ambulance, here's to give you a sense of it. 

First of all it is not comfortable both to the patient and to the passengers. The inside is actually not so large, as there are so many medical equipments and stuffs all around. And there's no window view, means you cannot look outside from the window. So if you are a patient you just lie down on a strecher feeling little sickness from the car going forward and round from time to time, looking blankly at the ceiling of the car, answering to the inquiry from the ambulance crew, and hoping to get to the hospital in a minute. But the whole feeling as a patient is (at least to me) far from uncomfortable --- it was gratitude and a great relief to become rescued from the suffering and fear.

As a passenger, there's lots of things to do. Looking worriedly at the patient and encourage him/her saying you're gonna be okay, while answering to the questions from the rescue crew, and finding cell phone to call to the families or friends of the patient. The seat is narrow and there's limited space for the fellow people in good health (absolutely acceptable), and as there's no seat belt, when the ambulance has to turn quickly at the crossing the passengers often bump each other. But of course, no one cares.

What I want to say is, every time I have that kind of experience, I'm really impressed by how professional, calm and reliable these rescue crews and ambulance staffs, and doctors and nurses are. Here's again my gratitude to everyone who save people.